ORIGINAL: STLPilot
The answer would be that while I don't agree with the policy, that doesn't stop me from thanking them for putting their life on the line for me.
Well the policy of non residents fighting as Americans in the US military has been around since before 1776, there aren't too many policies in American history that have never been tampered with like this one. Obviously The Framers had more vision then the hypocrites in this thread and the other threads in knowing what it takes to make a nation a true democracy.
I really don't care how long this policy has been around, or why it's been here. I don't agree with it. BTW, how many states were in the U.S.A. in 1776? What was the ratio of settled territory:unsettled territory in 1776? How many people in America could read in 1776?
Sincerely,
Woops
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