HUFFINGTON POST: ….If the election were held today, Obama would win the veteran vote by as much as seven points over Romney, higher than his margin in the general population.
The GOP’s heated rhetoric, aimed at the party’s traditional hawks, might be expected to resonate with veterans. Yet in interviews in South Carolina, a military-friendly red state, many former soldiers expressed anger at the toll of a decade of war, questioned the legitimacy of George W. Bush’s Iraq invasion, and worried that the surge in Afghanistan won’t make a difference in the long run.
“We looked real cool going into Iraq waving our guns,” said McDowell, 50, who retired from the 82d Airborne Division in November with a Legion of Merit and two Bronze Stars. “But people lost their lives, and it made no sense.” … (more)
EDITOR: This is a reversal of usual military sentiment.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/14/obama-veterans-mitt-romney_n_1515735.html
