Military Poll Shows Concern About Barack Obama

 Army Times has released a poll about how military personnel feel about president-elect Barack Obama. 60% of military personnel surveyed are either pessimistic or uncertain about Barack Obama. They are concerned about both his lack of military service and his lack of experience at leading military personnel.

Being that the Marine Corps can be sent anywhere in the world with the snap of his fingers, nobody has confidence in this guy as commander in chief,” said one lance corporal who asked not to be identified

 Much of the uncertainty comes from Obama’s pledge to withdraw troops from Iraq on a set timetable rather than listening to the generals on the ground. (Of course his position on Iraq troop withdrawal has changed so often nobody knows what his position is.)

How are you going to safely pull combat troops out of Iraq?” said Air Force 1st Lt. Rachel Kleinpeter, an intelligence officer with the 100th Operations Support Squadron at RAF Mildenhall, England. “And if you’re pulling out combat troops, who are you leaving to help support what’s left? What happens if Iraq falls back into chaos? Are we going to be there in five years doing the same thing over again?

  Here is a chart that shows the results of the poll.