Military fears critics will hurt morale

Thanks democrats and your media allies. What else can you do to hurt our troops?

Pentagon officials say they are increasingly worried that Washington's political fight over the Iraq war will dampen what has been high morale among troops fighting a tenacious and deadly enemy. Commanders are telling Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld that ground troops do not understand the generally negative press that their missions receive, despite what they consider significant achievements in rebuilding Iraq and instilling democracy. The commanders also worry about the public's declining support for the mission and what may be a growing movement inside the Democratic Party to advocate troop withdrawal from Iraq. "They say morale is very high," said a senior Pentagon official of reports filed by commanders with Washington. "But they relate comments from troops asking, 'What the heck is going on back here' and why America isn't seeing the progress they are making or appreciating the mission the way those on the ground there do. My take is that they are wondering if America is still behind them."

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kingbee

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thanks for lettin us all know how sun myung moon feels about things.

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as usual the left will accept no responsibility for anything, even when it's plain to see that there crap rhetoric is hurting moral. As long as they can get to bush somehow the left does not care who the destroy in the meantime.

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The troops will do the job regardless of what folks at home are saying or doing. However, when all they hear from the press is how they are all just a bunch of abusers or that they are fighting an illegal war for no good purpose, it does have its effect... Zarkawi and his followers must be proud of the job our press is doing for them.... if he's still alive.

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