"President George W. Bush has taken a once defeated military and made them confident and strong again"
Take exception to above...Military (from the NCO/enlisted POV) never lost sight of objective during Clinton years... The high ranking/political aspiring officers did, but they are in the minority....
A big, big majority of the military are political neophytes..
I'm taking exception to your taking exception. :)
Source it - prove it.
Didn't think so.