Jonas wrote:
Yeah, but what about racing a "world champs" in Israel with Mossad as main sponsor, or in Russia with Spetsnaz as the host?
Or why not in China with the Peoples Liberation Army as title sponsor?
Would that feel inviting or appropriate?
The main difference is that the other armys you mention all have the draft. The marines need to advertise to get volunteers to sign up. They also sponser a Nascar team and other sports.
Also, remember it is the 10th anniversary of 9/11. I'm not sure whether this is a one time deal or not, but you may want to cut them some slack on the whole patriotism thing for this year.