Thread: Military Poll Finds Troops Wary About Obama

Military Poll Finds Troops Wary About Obama

Six out of 10 active-duty service members say they are uncertain or pessimistic about President-elect Obama as their commander in chief.


http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01 ... ary-obama/

FOXNews.com Saturday, January 03, 2009


More than half of active-duty U.S. service members feel uncertain or pessimistic about President-elect Obama as commander in chief, according to a Military Times survey.

Six out of 10 Americans in uniform are concerned about Obama's lack of military experience and their perceived difference in his mission and values from that of Bush.

Much of the reported uncertainty over Obama has to do with his timetable for pulling troops out of Iraq, his ability to lead Americans fighting in Afghanistan and his calls to end the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, the Army Times reported.

"Being that the Marine Corps can be sent anywhere in the world with the snap of his fingers, nobody has confidence in this guy as commander in chief," a lance corporal who asked not to be identified responded to the Times survey.
A higher percentage of respondents responded that Bush had their best interests at heart more so than Obama.

The findings are results of the sixth annual Military Times survey of subscribers to Army Times, Air Force Times, Navy Times and Marine Corps Times newspapers. Conducted Dec. 1 through Dec. 8, the survey had more than 1,900 active-duty respondents.

Nearly half of the respondents described their political views as conservative or very conservative, the Army Times reported.

Click here to read the full results from Army Times.
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/12/m ... in_122908/


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Now that is scarry!!!

I don't blame them.....I don't feel secure in trusting what he would order to do. Not enough of a track record for trust on any matter.

Originally Posted by crazybird

I don't blame them.....I don't feel secure in trusting what he would order to do. Not enough of a track record for trust on any matter.

But at least we know there is a very good chance most of our troops won't turn on US.

No wonder obama feels like he needs his own military. I suspect he already knew that our troops wouldn't be inclined to go along with his command.......[[shudders]] once we find out what he's got in mind

I have always thought to qualify for running to be "Commander and Chief" of our military and country should be to have served as a Active Duty soldier in our military.

How can you command our troops if you have no knowlege of the complexities of the military or experienced it first hand ?

But at least we know there is a very good chance most of our troops won't turn on US.

No wonder obama feels like he needs his own military. I suspect he already knew that our troops wouldn't be inclined to go along with his command.......[[shudders]] once we find out what he's got in mind

Right in my train of thought as well.