The immigration law discussion Part 2 - The law of unintended consequences

[robkelk]

 Neither in WWI nor WWII was the continental US ever threatened by invasion,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleutian_Islands_Campaign
Wrong.  Try again.

No, he's right - the Aleutians are not normally considered to be part of the continental United States.

Also:

• The infiltration of spies is not normally considered to be an invasion, so Operation Pastorius and Operation Elster don't count either.
  
• "Torpedo Alley" was a blockade.
  
• Lookout, Ellwood, Fort Stevens, Estevan Point Lighthouse, and the fire balloons were bombardments, not invasions.
  

[size=smaller](Oh, and you're coming very close to getting the thread locked, Star Ranger. Unless that's you want, please address only the topic.)[/size]
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Rob Kelk
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them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
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