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[quote=TheManWithAUsername][quote=Anonymous][quote=TheManWithAUsername]The support within the military for Bush over Kerry was just amazing. We need a book, "What's the Matter with the Military?" Of course, somehow the incompetent Kerry campaign failed effectively to educate everyone that his "flip-flopping" was actually his true support for military members and families, as opposed to empty platitudes.[/quote]

It makes sense if you think about it. In 2004, we were heavily involved in 2 wars. The last thing you want is a change in direction. That mindset had changed by 2008 when everyone was plain sick and tired of the war.[/quote]
I don't think that adds up to "makes sense." "Is understandable," maybe. I understand, as you describe, that you have to invest yourself very fully in that job, so it's more difficult to get enough perspective to ask the bigger questions. I also understand that the military is all about unquestioning obedience. While those factors can create understandable effects, they don't always makes sense.

In the case of Bush/Kerry, or more accurately Rep/Dem, at that time the Dems were certainly supporting better pay & benefits for the military. And that's aside from the obvious, that a Rep administration drove us into a war that made the lives of service members and their family members much more difficult.[/quote]

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