Why is “Dual Loyalty” Doubly Offensive?

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When Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a decorated US war veteran, was smeared on Fox News recently for implied “dual loyalty” because he had been born abroad, I was doubly offended. First, because someone who emigrates from a country at the age of three isn’t torn by dual loyalties; a toddler has no choice in the matter. Second, because an increasing number of folks — myself included — have legitimate “dual loyalty” in that…