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Thread #64052   Message #1044990
Posted By: mack/misophist
30-Oct-03 - 09:47 PM
Thread Name: BS: Brave US soldier in Canada
Subject: RE: BS: Brave US soldier in Canada
Most countries do it. I know for a fact that the US, England, and Italy do it.
    When I was in high school, one of the teachers was drafted by the English abd US Armies simultaneously.
    A friend of mine, an Italian born American citizen, used to have to sneak into Italy to visit his relatives because, under Italian law, he was a draft dodger.
    Another friend, a German, was drafted by the English Army while living in England.
    Yet another friend, an American born citizen, was drafted by the Aussies while living there.
    The US had, and may still have, for all I know, a treaty with the Philippines that allowed Philippine nationals to get US citizenship by joining the US Navy.