[cookcounty]

"The poll found that 62 percent in the military sample -- 58 percent of troops and 66 percent of family members -- said the administration underestimated the number of troops that would be needed to establish peace in Iraq. (Part 1 of the Annenberg survey results)

And 59 percent -- 56 percent of troops and 64 percent of family members -- said too much of a burden has been put on the National Guard and the reserves when regular forces should have been expanded instead.

I agree with all of this, as does my son in Iraq. But all seven of the adults in my family (no, we do not practice abortion here) are voting for Bush. My son called me today to tell me he mailed in his Bushballot.

[dannyboy72]

Agree that this survey is accurate, but without prefacing these results with the top line of the survey attempts to show that troops do not support Bush. It's legitimate to look back on the plan of attack knowing what you encountered and what you see today. Hind sight is important to improving our military planning, but they suggest that this means the troops think Bush screwed up - which is patently false and THEY KNOW IT.

[Enlightiator]

And I agree with you, your son, and the poll results as well. I have been reading Tommy Franks book, and I just don't believe that "Phase IV" was planned well at all. But thats just 20-20 hindsite, and John Kerry is NOT an option.