Our military forces respect and honor the current commander-in-chief because he does genuinely honor their sacrifice and warrior mindset and beause he uses his office as a bully pulpit to defend them personally and directly from attacks by the corrupt anti-military politicians that are concentrated in the Democratic Party.
If Bush were to remain silent in the face of this onslaught, he would be sending the political equivalent of the message the Clinton administration sent to the commander in Somalia who requested heavy armor to rescue the Blackhawk Down Rangers: "Can't do it. It wouldn't be politically correct."
Morale would plummet, and Bush would lose the respect of the troops. God bless President Bush for using his office to fight the good fight against all enemies foreign and domestic on behalf of the men and women in uniform.
I recall sitting in my kitchen in Frankfort KY, while assigned to the ROTC at UK and watching the election returns come in when Clinton was elected. The first state the networks called for Clinton was my own Georgia. The tears rolled down my face because it sent a loud and clear message to me that my own neighbors back home didnt care about me or our Army. They would elect a draft dodger to be our Commander in Chief. I will never forget that night, the pain and hurt. What the people back home do and say DOES matter to our soldiers, it matters a lot.