I know your history, M, and speak the truth about what happened in Vietnam.
And for those who think the military is happy about the lack of Republican support for their mission, I really have no words.
As to polls, I haven't had time to read the thread but gather that lots of folks here think they are all biased. And it's true that a lot of them are biased, but I rather doubt that the Fox News polls have been over sampling Democrats or asking leading questions.
And since Ollie North, who has been in Iraq with our soldiers has confirmed deteriorating morale, then I don't think the Fox News poll is very far off base.
I don't really care about polls, per se, but I DO care, and know you care greatly, about the morale of our military men and women who are risking their lives to protect us. Interesting that armchair statisticians on this thread seem to think that it's okay when Republicans are spineless and don't defend the administration and the military against the baseless charges we've seen flying around for a year now.
I'll check in later, M. Thanks for trying to get the truth out there. There are a few of us from military families who have been speaking out for a while now, and we always get criticized.
Well said Peach.
From Ollie North
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But recent reversals -- not on the battlefield but in Washington -- have caused nearly all of those I talked to on this trip to question whether we are suddenly in danger of losing the war they have been fighting.
This sudden loss of assurance in our fighting forces has nothing to do with casualty figures, troop levels, the leaders prosecuting the war in the field or new acts of terror by a ruthless enemy. Rather, the anxieties I'm now hearing from those I have covered in combat come in questions like: "Do you think that they are going to pull us out before we've finished the mission?" and "Will we abandon Iraq like we abandoned Vietnam?" Interestingly, not one of the thousands of young Americans I have covered in Iraq or Afghanistan has ever asked about or commented upon pre-war intelligence.
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The polititians are undermining our troops and for that I cannot forgive them .I know who they are..