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by wizerdrobe 878 days ago
Alternatively bringing in a flood of foreign fighters who can be abused and extorted into doing dirty deeds by politicians holding an extremely lucrative carrot (US access) and stick (deportation) sounds like a recipe for abuse of the soldiers, and likely anyone they’re deployed against.

Considering the history of the French Foreign Legion, I’m disinclined to believe in the best possible outcome here.

History has taught this lesson.