by D. Cupples | Apparently, President Bush has been wrong about yet another thing when claiming that U.S. troops support the Iraq war. It's worse than that: even a poll by Military Times indicates that a majority of soliders disapprove of the war and Bush's handling of it. Think Progress reported:
"Yesterday, the Center for Responsive Politics reported that members of the military donated the most not to McCain, but to two anti-war candidates:
'Individuals in the Army, Navy and Air Force made those branches of the armed services among the top contributors in the 4th Quarter, ranking No. 13, No. 18 and No. 21, respectively. In 2007, Republican Ron Paul, who opposes U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, was the top recipient of money from donors in the military, collecting at least $212,000 from them. Barack Obama, another war opponent, was second with about $94,000.'
"These donations reflect the military’s disapproval with the Iraq war and President Bush’s handling of it. A recent Military Times poll found that just 46 percent of U.S. troops now believe that the country should have invaded Iraq, and only 40 percent approve of Bush’s handling of the war." (Think Progress, links in original).
The Carpetbagger Report informs us that anti-war candidates Paul and Obama were popular among U.S. troops even back in September. Memeorandum has other bloggers' commentary.
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