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Most of the people I knew when I was in actually voted Democrat. They were grateful to Clinton for raising their wages. Most of the men and women I know now who are in, or were recently, disapprove of the wars they are fighting.
Thats the awesome thing about American soliders. We may disagree with policy, but we know our duty as well.
I don't know if this rule can be applied to everyone in the military, but throughout my life I have known many people in all branches of the military and almost all of them have said that most, NOT ALL, of the people in the military support Republican politicians, policies, and candidates. Even the black people I know in the military did not support Chairman 0bama.
Are there any statistics on whether or not the military supports one party over another?
Well, don't Democrats usually campaign to slash the military budget as soon as they are in power? Didn't Clinton propose to cut the military budget by $122 billion (I know billions seem like chump change these days) over 4 years. What they actually do is irrelevant once they are elected. I could see the military supporting Republicans at election time.
Isn't it akin to most federal government workers voting Democrat (which, by the way, I suspect is why Obama is for big government). Government workers vote their paycheck. Democrats propose bigger raises. Unions encourage workers to vote Democrat.
Well, don't Democrats usually campaign to slash the military budget as soon as they are in power? Didn't Clinton propose to cut the military budget by $122 billion (I know billions seem like chump change these days) over 4 years. What they actually do is irrelevant once they are elected. I could see the military supporting Republicans at election time.
Isn't it akin to most federal government workers voting Democrat (which, by the way, I suspect is why Obama is for big government). Government workers vote their paycheck. Democrats propose bigger raises. Unions encourage workers to vote Democrat.
Clinton cut funding to programs that weren't needed, and lowered the size of the military. He used those cuts to actually give pay raises to those in the military.
Everyone I knew when I was in, loved Bill Clinton.
The military attracts uncivilized individuals who place a low value on human life, believe diplomacy is for pansies and that brute force is omnipotent, and so does the Republican Party. So that would stand to reason.
We all know how you feel about the military, give it a rest.
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