Heckava job, Georgie!
Thinkprogress:
In the last several years under President Bush, black enlistment in the Army has dropped “by about half.” CBS News reports that this trend is fueled by strong dissatisfaction with Bush’s Iraq policies:
The Department of Defense has studied why black enlistment has plummeted and found many of the people they call “influencers” in the black community - parents, teachers, clergy - feel in general that Bush administration policies have hurt African Americans. And more than any other group, they oppose the war in Iraq. […]
But even here, there are gung-ho Marines troubled by this war. Albert Thames retired as a staff sergeant 30 years ago.
“The war is very unpopular, and it’s going to get worse,” he said. “As long as it’s a volunteer army, I’d tell ‘em not to volunteer.”
“A recent CBS News poll showed 83 percent of African-American respondents said the Iraq invasion was a mistake. In addition, the president’s approval rating has hit rock-bottom with black voters at about 9 percent, according to a 2006 Pew Research Center poll.”
1 comment:
Easy answer to this one SPB
Bush/Cheney are in office and wearing their hoods. With the way the GOP and the White House speak about blacks no wonder this is the poll numbers. I remember my Dad served in the Navy and not a day went by that he wasn't pride of serving our country. He even talk so much about Great Lakes I had to visit the area with Peaches. Now with Peaches serving our country she hears first hand the hateful comments made about Blacks. Even so soldiers how were blessed to make it back to the US after serving in Iraq came back to New Orleans and found they had no home and no help. Even Vets are telling the young people not to enlist in the Military now while Bush is in office.
SPB I wonder how Bush got 9 per cent as only Keys would vote for him.
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