Monday, December 27, 2004
Troops Know Best
USATODAY.com - Poll shows troops in support of war: "Sixty-three percent of respondents approve of the way President Bush is handling the war, and 60% remain convinced it is a war worth fighting. Support for the war is even greater among those who have served longest in the combat zone: Two-thirds of combat vets say the war is worth fighting.
But the men and women in uniform are under no illusions about how long they will be fighting in Iraq; nearly half say they expect to be there more than five years.
In addition, 87%% say they're satisfied with their jobs and, if given the choice today, only 25% say they'd leave the service.
Compared with last year, the percentages for support for the war and job satisfaction remain essentially unchanged.
A year ago, 77% said they thought the military was stretched too thin to be effective. This year, that number shrank to 66%.
The findings are part of the annual Military Times Poll, which this year included 1,423 active-duty subscribers to Air Force Times, Army Times, Navy Times and Marine Corps Times.
The subscribers were randomly surveyed by mail in late November and early December. The poll has a margin of error of +/-2.6%.
Among the poll's other findings:
-75% oppose a military draft.
-60% blame Congress for the shortage of body armor in the combat zone.
-12% say civilian Pentagon policymakers should be held accountable for abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq."
This is a great sense of how the people who are doing the hard work feel. We should feel proud that they have such overt faith in the righteousness of the cause. maybe it is because tey see it everyday.
But the men and women in uniform are under no illusions about how long they will be fighting in Iraq; nearly half say they expect to be there more than five years.
In addition, 87%% say they're satisfied with their jobs and, if given the choice today, only 25% say they'd leave the service.
Compared with last year, the percentages for support for the war and job satisfaction remain essentially unchanged.
A year ago, 77% said they thought the military was stretched too thin to be effective. This year, that number shrank to 66%.
The findings are part of the annual Military Times Poll, which this year included 1,423 active-duty subscribers to Air Force Times, Army Times, Navy Times and Marine Corps Times.
The subscribers were randomly surveyed by mail in late November and early December. The poll has a margin of error of +/-2.6%.
Among the poll's other findings:
-75% oppose a military draft.
-60% blame Congress for the shortage of body armor in the combat zone.
-12% say civilian Pentagon policymakers should be held accountable for abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq."
This is a great sense of how the people who are doing the hard work feel. We should feel proud that they have such overt faith in the righteousness of the cause. maybe it is because tey see it everyday.
