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www.opinionjournal.com ^ | 11/28/2005 | James Taranto

Posted on 11/28/2005 1:52:07 PM PST by saveliberty

Seventy percent of people surveyed said that criticism of the war by Democratic senators hurts troop morale--with 44 percent saying morale is hurt "a lot," according to a poll taken by RT Strategies. Even self-identified Democrats agree: 55 percent believe criticism hurts morale, while 21 percent say it helps morale. . . .

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 109th; bestofthewebtoday; jamestaranto; morale; murtha

1 posted on 11/28/2005 1:52:08 PM PST by saveliberty
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To: saveliberty
Respondents were asked if they thought efforts to establish a successful democracy there will succeed or fail:

Not surprisingly our “esteemed” Cronkite wannabes in the news media lead the pack of those who wish it to fail.
3 posted on 11/28/2005 1:55:36 PM PST by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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To: saveliberty

It's just like having to work with negative people all day long. They affect the entire staff's morale. Same with negative news being fed to our troops and to America.


4 posted on 11/28/2005 1:56:13 PM PST by raisincane (Dims think we're all oblivious to the obvious)
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To: saveliberty

Log on to the Opinion Journal by clicking my screen name and scrolling down past that handsome lad and using my log on info.


5 posted on 11/28/2005 1:56:24 PM PST by Graybeard58 (Remember and pray for Sgt. Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
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To: saveliberty
Democrats agree: 55 percent believe criticism hurts morale, while 21 percent say it helps morale

Interesting.

I would have expected some to say "yes, it hurts morale, but it's worth it to get our troops home" or some such blather.

It surprises me to hear that they believe it "helps" morale.

"How does it do that?", I wonder.

6 posted on 11/28/2005 1:59:09 PM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: saveliberty

71% of so-called foreign policy "experts" expect failure in Iraq. I'm not surprised. These people with their Cold War "business as usual" approach to the world are the reason we got blind-sided on 9/11. As far as I'm concerned, the old guard foreign policy experts have no credibility, and if they have their panties in a knot over W's policies, then Bush must be doing something right.


7 posted on 11/28/2005 2:00:34 PM PST by My2Cents (Dead people voting is the closest the Democrats come to believing in eternal life.)
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To: R. Scott

That's a fact.


8 posted on 11/28/2005 2:06:38 PM PST by saveliberty (Conservativism - the commitment to live within your own means and to take care of yourself & family)
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To: raisincane

Write to the troops to let them know this isn't how we feel.


9 posted on 11/28/2005 2:07:05 PM PST by saveliberty (Conservativism - the commitment to live within your own means and to take care of yourself & family)
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To: Izzy Dunne

good point


10 posted on 11/28/2005 2:07:29 PM PST by saveliberty (Conservativism - the commitment to live within your own means and to take care of yourself & family)
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To: My2Cents

Yes he is, and he doesn't get much credit for it.


11 posted on 11/28/2005 2:08:09 PM PST by saveliberty (Conservativism - the commitment to live within your own means and to take care of yourself & family)
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To: saveliberty

Liberals are evil beings.


12 posted on 11/28/2005 2:28:22 PM PST by RoadTest (Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, - - - as the small dust of the balance)
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To: saveliberty

In reading emails from soldiers in Iraq, and talking with some who have returned, I hear a patttern:

Enlisted personnel are put off by MSM media reporting, but not demoralized. They just go about their business for the most part, convinced that they are doing soemthing important and proper in Iraq. Some are angered, and say so in private emails. When asked in public, they tend to reply that the subject is "above my pay scale."

Lower and middle rank officers are more affected, some are angry, others somewhat demoralized by negative reporting. They worry more about the political scene, and the public perception.

Colonels and Generals keep a very stiff upper lip, and don't tip their hand. They understand the politics of the situation, and try to stay clear. They seem to be cynical (probably from more experience), and fairly impervious to the tone of reporting. (In private emails, many are pissed.)

Any military personnel than want to agree or disagree with these comments, please do so. I'm always looking for more input from the source.


13 posted on 11/28/2005 2:35:01 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Question for Socialists: Why are others bound to do for you what you won't do for yourself?)
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To: saveliberty
I don't think this will matter much to the illogical Democrat senators.

How about a poll that asks "Do you believe criticism of the war by Democratic senators will hurt their re-election chances?" That might get their attention.

14 posted on 11/28/2005 2:38:44 PM PST by GSWarrior (Posting bandwidth-consuming images since November 2000.)
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To: saveliberty

-21 percent say it helps morale-

Yes, it DOES help the 21%'s morale to degrade America and our troops. Since that would be the "intellectual" crowd, you can bet they didn't understand the question.


15 posted on 11/28/2005 3:10:24 PM PST by AmericanChef
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To: RoadTest

Stupid and evil are not mutually exclusive.


16 posted on 11/28/2005 3:39:34 PM PST by saveliberty (Conservativism - the commitment to live within your own means and to take care of yourself & family)
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To: SaxxonWoods

I am hopeful that they are not demoralized and have a soldier's name and address that I will write to


17 posted on 11/28/2005 3:43:11 PM PST by saveliberty (Conservativism - the commitment to live within your own means and to take care of yourself & family)
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To: GSWarrior

Senators generally know how to win their own elections. Good point


18 posted on 11/28/2005 3:44:00 PM PST by saveliberty (Conservativism - the commitment to live within your own means and to take care of yourself & family)
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To: AmericanChef

You are right. The intellectual crowd likely did not get the question.


19 posted on 11/28/2005 3:44:38 PM PST by saveliberty (Conservativism - the commitment to live within your own means and to take care of yourself & family)
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