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Some U.S. troops endorsing Obama on his promise of pulling out of Iraq

Posted by Charlie Kilo on April 8th, 2008

ABC’s Martha Raddatz asked American soldiers in Iraq what issues are most important to them when looking at the presidential candidates.

Though the military is not supposed to engage in partisan political activity, these soldiers spoke out about their personal endorsements, and their opinions are likely to matter. In 2004, 73 percent of the U.S. military voted for a presidential candidate, and officials believe it may be even higher this time around.

PFC Jeremy Slate said he supported Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., because of his stated intention to pull out of Iraq right away.

“That would be nice,” Slate said, “I’d like to be home, yea.”

SFC Patricia Keller also expressed support for Obama, citing his representation for change.

I shouldn’t be surprised. If I were over there I’d want to come home too. However, the troops should be cautious of believing every word that comes out of Obama’s idealistic mouth. There are bigger powers than the President who want us to “stay the course”. Never forget what Dwight D. Eisenhower said:

Never forget.

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