Paying iTunes Match with iTunes Gifts Card

I have US iTunes Store account which I open a few years ago while I was living in US. I am now working overseas (Singapore) the past year and do not have US credit Card anymore as I have applied for the local Credit Cards in Singapore. I buy my stuff from Itunes Stores using "iTunes Gift Cards" instead.
Now that I want to pay for the US$24.99 for iTunes Match using my iTunes Gift Cards but it prompted me for a US credit card before I could subcribed. Why can"t Apple accept payment by iTunes Gift card? I have no problem subscribing to MOBILE ME using my local credit card.
I hope Apple will do something for US citizen

Hi,
Read this support doc. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4914
Jim

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thanks Meg
I understand you are not Apple but i was presuming that some logic or technical reason i miss was behind this.
I really do not see any logic business pratice. If i understand i can be agree or desagree but as minima i know the rules and why.
to sumarize...my story
my id was with XXX and i bought Itune match one year with this account and 4 device are conected with the same account.
on Ipad device i change my ID to YYY then .... because i need to update some apps and connect to itune match i came back to ID XXX then no problem to update apps but .... no way to come back to itune match.
.... no way to use itune match anyhow with Ipad and account XXX linked with account XXX. WHYYYY ??? no clue.

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