Military families support Obama

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Registered: 09-08-2008
Military families support Obama
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Thu, 09-18-2008 - 1:15am

Veterans and military families received a lot of praise and attention at the recent Democratic National Convention, and for good reason.


After six years of war on two different fronts, perhaps no group of citizens is more directly affected by the decisions and judgment of this administration. Soldiers and Marines in core infantry units are in their second or third deployments, with others heading out for their fourth, fifth or sixth. Our military families are increasingly suffering from their own combat stress, having borne the burden of current conflicts with little shared sacrifice or attention.



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Registered: 05-06-2007
Thu, 09-18-2008 - 9:08pm

But also being quite close to the military community I can also say most the larger majority are McCain supporters. Maybe it's because they're more aware of the true nature of the "threat" than your average Joe Citizen.


So are you implying that members of the military community who vote for Obama are unaware or don't take our nation's security serously?


Chrissy
mom to Aidan 8/21/03
Grayson Blaine 12/30/07

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-08-2008
Thu, 09-18-2008 - 9:19pm

So are you implying that members of the military community who vote for Obama are unaware or don't take our nation's security serously?



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Registered: 05-06-2007
Fri, 09-19-2008 - 9:37am

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-soltz/deployed-troops-donate-to_b_118987.html


Thanks, that was interesting. I know my husband, and many of his fellow soldiers, believe that we need diplomacy coming from the white house rather than more aggression. Bush has done a good job of making the US look like a bully and we as voters need to show that we don't want that kind of leadership anymore.


Chrissy
mom to Aidan 8/21/03
Grayson Blaine 12/30/07

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Registered: 05-14-2008
Fri, 09-19-2008 - 9:40am

Read it again. What I implied was that members of the military are more in-tune with the nature of the threat than your average citizen.

Not all mind you--but in general.

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Registered: 05-06-2007
Fri, 09-19-2008 - 9:48am

I understand your comment that members of the military are more "in-tune with the nature of the threat" but you also said that that's why you believe "

Chrissy
mom to Aidan 8/21/03
Grayson Blaine 12/30/07

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Registered: 12-10-2007
Fri, 09-19-2008 - 10:03am

I don't care what we look like - bully or not - someone comes in and does to our country what happened on 911, I'd bully them too.


What people DON'T even like to talk about is the fact that the problems in Iraq started LONG before Bush was even in office. Maybe if Clinton had handled things differently while he was in office, Bush wouldn't have had to be responsible to clean up his mess.

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Registered: 12-10-2007
Fri, 09-19-2008 - 10:04am
I agree - the media is VERY biased at showing all of the positive improvements we've made over there and in Afganistan - they want you to only see the horror. Typical.

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Registered: 05-06-2007
Fri, 09-19-2008 - 10:15am

I don't care what we look like - bully or not - someone comes in and does to our country what happened on 911, I'd bully them too.


But we're not "bullying" the right people.


I agree - the media is VERY biased at showing all of the positive improvements we've made over there and in Afganistan - they want you to only see the horror. Typical.


I'm not quite sure what you mean by that. What does that have to do with what we were discussing?


Chrissy
mom to Aidan 8/21/03
Grayson Blaine 12/30/07

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Registered: 12-10-2007
Fri, 09-19-2008 - 10:19am
It has everything to do with what we're discussing - the discussion was regarding the military knowing more vs. your normal every day citizens. There is a lot more the military knows b/c they're out there doing it. There's a LOT that the media doesn't share with US citizens, a lot of positive stories that are never reported which I strongly believe has hugely impacted Americans' view on the war.

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Registered: 05-06-2007
Fri, 09-19-2008 - 10:25am

What I mean is, I don't know how that applies to me b/c we ARE a military family (as I've stated in previous posts). I am not getting my information solely

Chrissy
mom to Aidan 8/21/03
Grayson Blaine 12/30/07