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Six in 10 service members uncertain or pessimistic about Obama

Posted by: Scott @ 4:49 am in Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Fanatical Islam, Iraq/Al-Qaeda Connection, Middle East, Military, Politics, Support the Troops, War On Terror, foreign policy  | 1 views

Shocking! I’m SHOCKED! Why on Earth wouldn’t servicemen and women be woohooin’ a Democrat in the White House? Why aren’t they excited about leaving Iraq as he kindasortamaybe promised/inferred w caveats, fine print, and wiggle room?

In follow-up interviews, respondents expressed concerns about Obama’s lack of military service and experience leading men and women in uniform.

“Being that the Marine Corps can be sent anywhere in the world with the snap of his fingers, nobody has confidence in this guy as commander in chief,” said one lance corporal who asked not to be identified…

“How are you going to safely pull combat troops out of Iraq?” said Air Force 1st Lt. Rachel Kleinpeter, an intelligence officer with the 100th Operations Support Squadron at RAF Mildenhall, England. “And if you’re pulling out combat troops, who are you leaving to help support what’s left? What happens if Iraq falls back into chaos? Are we going to be there in five years doing the same thing over again?”…

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PamelaofthePoconos
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No wonder. During one of the Democratic Primary debates, the big O said that his job as CIC would be to set military missions. The way he stated it sent a chill through me, and I’ll never be anything other than a civilian.

December 30th, 2008 at 5:03 am
Warpublican Review
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Military times trends towards older officers and non-minorities – it says so RIGHT in the article itself. For the election, Obama did ten points better than the Military Times poll done BEFORE the election…

I wouldn’t put too much stock in it…

From Oct. 9:

McCain, R-Ariz., handily defeated Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., 68 percent to 23 percent in a voluntary survey of 4,293 active-duty, National Guard and reserve subscribers and former subscribers to Army Times, Navy Times, Marine Corps Times and Air Force Times.

The results of the Military Times 2008 Election Poll are not representative of the opinions of the military as a whole. The group surveyed is older, more senior in rank and less ethnically diverse than the overall armed services.

From the LA Times:

“Without scientific polling – because the Pentagon, which frequently reports on troops’ views on their housing and healthcare, shies away from partisan questions to avoid politicization – researchers are left to rely on anecdotal and voluntary surveys to get a sense of where the military vote is moving.

In Tuesday’s election, 15% of voters were military veterans, and 54% of them voted for John McCain – a 3-point decrease from Bush’s take in 2004, according to the National Election Pool exit poll.”

December 30th, 2008 at 9:37 am
MataHarley
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warp’ed, a rare moment of agreement between us. I have a distrust of polls in general, but even more so of military polls. I tend to believe our service men and women would prefer to remain a’political, and are trained to obey orders of their superiors… no matter who they are, or if they agree.

If they were to harbor opinions that affected their personal situations, I believe they would be more concerned about Pentagon leadership and DOD advisors to the CIC, as it is these individuals who guide their missions with their briefings. It is especially important in a time of active wars, and you have a CIC with nary a lick of military experience or theatre strategy.

December 30th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Tom N
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i’M SURE OBAMA WILL TRANSER TNE MARINE UNIT OUT OF HAWAII THAT GAVE HIM A COLD SHOULDER. OBAMA WILL NOT LET THAT PASS WITH OUT DOING SOMETHING TO THE UNITS INVOLVED.

December 30th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
luva the scissors
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obama hasn’t got the experience of ever serving his nation, so how can he expect others to lay their lives down athis ay so. i am not saying you need to be a general to be potus, but at least having an idea about what the service members go through would be helpful in gaining support. its like asking a janitor to oversee the surgery dept at a major medical center.

December 30th, 2008 at 6:17 pm

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