America’s New Foreign Legions

Published December 17, 2008 4:00am ET



Max Boot was very happy to report that the Department of Defense is at long last going to allow the military to recruit foreigners to fill “critical need” positions such as translators and cultural affairs specialists. He notes that

Under a pilot program the armed forces will be authorized over the next 12 months to recruit 1,000 individuals who do not currently have American citizenship or permanent resident status.

Boot is gung-ho for the proposal, because

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