Why is the US government letting all that manpower go to waste? Nab them at the border, induct them into the military, and send them out to fight the empire's enemies!
I have read this elsewhere, but that person who posed the idea did so much less cogently.Very well done--but then, you do write very well. (btw--it's "a praemium"--praemia is plural)
Thank you for your kind words. I am late in responding as I have been enmeshed in other articles and the goody bag. I had to tweak the format and I am still playing with it.
You are aware Lincoln did just that to support his invasion of the Southern states. Had his agents waiting at the docks when the ships arrived from Ireland and Germany. And sent recruiters to those nations. Get your own piece of the American dream! All we ask is that you kill the people that live here.
If we had patriotic Americans running the country, I might be on board. But if that was the case we wouldn't have a hoard of foreign invaders to begin with, or foreign wars to fight. No, our foreign/corporate allied elites would not hesitate to turn a foreign legion loose on the native population that the illegals hold no loyalty to. No thanks. Deportation is the only solution.
They will do that anyway with the ones who are citizens. Do you believe they wouldn't fire on their fellow citizens? You underestimate the brainwashing that has happened over the last 40 years.
It will be a long time before we get to that point. And remember, eventually the PG were neutralized anyway. Also, I doubt the owners of the empire will let their cannon fodder anywhere near the levers of power.
I will agree with a caveat. Big Army is a shell of itself with the Guard formations being the backbone of foreign deployments now. Be interesting if the Guard helps with martial law scenarios. Personally I'd rather not make the mistakes that the Romans did and train barbarians to fight properly.
Do you want another Rome? The Romans brought the Barbarians into the legions and discovered that they had no respect for Roman law, Roman people, or Roman Women. When they had infiltrated, they turned on Rome.
Do you really want thousands of people with no allegiance to our country under the control of our executive branch, who don't respect the citizens as it is? DC already wants us dead. The only thing stopping them are the soldiers who believe in the Constitution and won't lift weapons against their friends and family. Illegal immigrants inducted into the military won't have that loyalty. They'll do as they are told.
There are already 50 thousand illegal immigrant murderers, rapists, and kidnappers running free because DHS and INS let them go. I don't think we need another million armed barbarians in our military.
What's to stop them from signing up on their own? They can do that right now if they wish and the military would probably take them no questions asked.
If they want to sign up on their own and take the oath, then great. Vietnam should have taught the military what happens when you draft someone. The higher ranks got fragged.
No, the French Foreign Legion isn't made up of illegal immigrants. It's made up of legal immigrants who swore to defend France in exchange for eventual citizenship. First, they have to learn French, then apply to the legion, pass the tests, pass the training, and then are put in every dangerous situation that's asked.
Draft em. Put them thru basic only. Learn to march and shoot anyone not wearing the same uniform. Send them immediately to the ME. No minimum tours. They’re there til its over. Then a one-way back to their original country. Done.
Don’t train em past shooting anyone not wearing the same uniform. Immediate deployment to ME and they’re there til its done. Send all the Americans home.
I have read this elsewhere, but that person who posed the idea did so much less cogently.Very well done--but then, you do write very well. (btw--it's "a praemium"--praemia is plural)
Thank you for your kind words. I am late in responding as I have been enmeshed in other articles and the goody bag. I had to tweak the format and I am still playing with it.
You are aware Lincoln did just that to support his invasion of the Southern states. Had his agents waiting at the docks when the ships arrived from Ireland and Germany. And sent recruiters to those nations. Get your own piece of the American dream! All we ask is that you kill the people that live here.
If we had patriotic Americans running the country, I might be on board. But if that was the case we wouldn't have a hoard of foreign invaders to begin with, or foreign wars to fight. No, our foreign/corporate allied elites would not hesitate to turn a foreign legion loose on the native population that the illegals hold no loyalty to. No thanks. Deportation is the only solution.
They will do that anyway with the ones who are citizens. Do you believe they wouldn't fire on their fellow citizens? You underestimate the brainwashing that has happened over the last 40 years.
Bad idea, unless you like the idea of a foreign Praetorian Guard selecting our leadership.
It will be a long time before we get to that point. And remember, eventually the PG were neutralized anyway. Also, I doubt the owners of the empire will let their cannon fodder anywhere near the levers of power.
TPTB are keeping them here for when the natives get restless.
They already have the current military for that, most of them will do as they are told, unfortunately.
I will agree with a caveat. Big Army is a shell of itself with the Guard formations being the backbone of foreign deployments now. Be interesting if the Guard helps with martial law scenarios. Personally I'd rather not make the mistakes that the Romans did and train barbarians to fight properly.
Do you want another Rome? The Romans brought the Barbarians into the legions and discovered that they had no respect for Roman law, Roman people, or Roman Women. When they had infiltrated, they turned on Rome.
Do you really want thousands of people with no allegiance to our country under the control of our executive branch, who don't respect the citizens as it is? DC already wants us dead. The only thing stopping them are the soldiers who believe in the Constitution and won't lift weapons against their friends and family. Illegal immigrants inducted into the military won't have that loyalty. They'll do as they are told.
There are already 50 thousand illegal immigrant murderers, rapists, and kidnappers running free because DHS and INS let them go. I don't think we need another million armed barbarians in our military.
What's to stop them from signing up on their own? They can do that right now if they wish and the military would probably take them no questions asked.
If they want to sign up on their own and take the oath, then great. Vietnam should have taught the military what happens when you draft someone. The higher ranks got fragged.
What's to stop them surrendering to the enemy and disclosing our secrets?
What secrets are you referring to? Anybody in the current military can do that right now. You will always have spies here and there. Citizens or not.
Isn’t that basically what the French do with their foreign legion?
No, the French Foreign Legion isn't made up of illegal immigrants. It's made up of legal immigrants who swore to defend France in exchange for eventual citizenship. First, they have to learn French, then apply to the legion, pass the tests, pass the training, and then are put in every dangerous situation that's asked.
This interview with ex-Green Beret Michael Yon by John Waters would be pertinent in this conversation. Highly plausible and scary.
https://substack.com/home/post/p-147095349
Draft em. Put them thru basic only. Learn to march and shoot anyone not wearing the same uniform. Send them immediately to the ME. No minimum tours. They’re there til its over. Then a one-way back to their original country. Done.
Wishful thinking. What should the homegrown do if theyre forcibly drafted?
Declare themselves conscientious objectors and refuse to pick up weapons.
But hide the ones they have!
They can sign up on their own, even if they aren't drafted. So I see no way to avoid what you just described.
Don’t train em past shooting anyone not wearing the same uniform. Immediate deployment to ME and they’re there til its done. Send all the Americans home.
No, immediately deployment to any base outside of the US for 25 years. After that they can apply for citizenship and come back. 😉
Or that. 😉