The Washington Times has a good article about Obama and the troops and it is fairly balanced. However, the home run quote pretty much sums up the view of many active duty troops: "It's frustrating to see both the president and vice president jumping up and down saying, 'Look what we did, look what we did,' when if we actually followed the policies they were calling for ... we would have left early and we would have left in shame," Mr. Hegseth said, noting their opposition to the surge of forces in Iraq.
Mr. Hegseth said he has spoken with troops who are particularly annoyed by the administration's move to de-emphasize the radical Islamic dimension of the terrorist threat in favor of the term "extremist," and he described the July 2011 timeline for withdrawal in Afghanistan as an "albatross around the neck of our soldiers."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/30/troops-yet-to-give-obama-full-salute/
I would like to see the re-enlistment rate and how well the armed forces are recruiting new service personnel.
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