Do all the soldiers fighting in iraq and the war support the war and president Bush?

Answer 1

Despite what people will tell you, actually the majority of the ones really do. Well the ones Ive talked to anyways.

Answer 2

All? No. Of course not. There are a lot of people who believe in supporting the military, but not the particular war they are participating in. Bush? Again, people support their country, but some people aren't very happy about Bush being the president. Some soldiers have already left the military because they can't justify participating in the war in Iraq. Some have even started up anti-war organizations. Similar things happened during the Vietnam war. This is the truth, but some people don't want to hear it.

Answer 3

There is a good majority, and to much disdain of the left alot more back thier service in Iraq than previous conflicts.

As for deserters in Canada. Desertion numbers have dropped since 9/11. The Army, Navy and Air Force reported 7,978 desertions in 2001, compared with 3,456 in 2005. The Marine Corps showed 1,603 Marines in desertion status in 2001.
That had declined by 148 in 2005. The desertion rate was much higher during the Vietnam era. The Army saw a high of 33,094 deserters in 1971 — 3.4% of the Army force. But there was a draft and the active-duty force was 2.7 million. This was due to a draft that forced more truly conciseness objectors into the military against their perceived will.
Desertions in 2005 represent 0.24% of the 1.4 million U.S. forces. Opposition to the war presents a small amount desertion and most are due to military personnel not adapting to military life.
According to the Center on Conscience and War, the number of objectors in 2005 was 23 Army, 3 Marines and 7 Navy
Taking these numbers into account the desertion rate is 0ne-sixth that of the Vietnam War.

Source USA Today/ DOD

Answer 4

Although many of them do believe in what they're doing, I would highly doubt that if they had a choice they would continue to go to Iraq if they had a chance to do it all over again. If they had any sense, they would know that in all fairness, that would mean they would give their lives to fight in other countries too, such as North Korea.

And according to recent opinion polls, most do not support President Bush. They might agree with the war they're fighting in Iraq on certain issues, but almost no one supports Bush.

Answer 5

No. Everyone has their own opinions, but I would say that the overwhelming majority of troops in Iraq support the war and President Bush. But not all.

Answer 6

The beauty of America , you are free to have an opinion . Well , when you enlist in the military only for college money , and someone tells you that you are going to war , like what happened after 9-11 . I think that you would have a hard time supporting it .
These kids should have known it is called the military , for a reason .

Answer 7

Not all soldiers support President Bush or the war, but they are patriots who care for their country.

Answer 8

I had a friend return from Iraq, and no he does not support the war or President Bush. But he states quite firmly, that this is his duty, he signed up and this is his job.

Answer 9

The military is a family, so they are taught to protect each other, America, and the rights of our country. I think the government misleads/ brainwashes the military by telling them lies. That's y they had people from 18 -32 joining because the younger you are the more naive one is. Since recently they changed the age to 18 - 45 because no one was signing up. All I can say is God Bless our troops and come home safely.

Answer 10

The simple answer is no. Here's how it works: When you join the military, you take an oath that says (in part) that you will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the officers appointed over you, in accordance with regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So you're expected to obey orders, go where they tell you to go, and do what they tell you to do, whether you agree with those orders (or the person giving the orders) or not.

As a military member, you are also told that you should not publicly express your opinion about the President, your elected leaders, or any government policy because people who see or hear you may believe that you are speaking for the U.S. Armed Forces, and the Department of Defense doesn't want anyone thinking that they are for a certain person or against another person for any reason -- could be and usually is very detrimental to the mission and to good order and discipline.

We have had many military members who have refused to go to Iraq or have spoken out against the war, and public opinion of these people is mixed. On one hand, you could say that a military member who refuses to obey orders or voices discontent is being a good person because he/she is showing that he/she has a conscience or is able to think for himself/herself without blindly following orders. Here's the problem: The U.S. Armed Forces is an all-volunteer force. No one is subjected to mandatory military service; you sign up because you WANT to wear the uniform. All the branches of the Armed Forces talk about the importance of putting service to your country above your own selfish wants and needs, and that idea of service before self is drilled into every new recruit. So when someone refuses to obey orders or speaks out against military action, it begs the obvious question: If you weren't ready to obey orders or keep your opinions to yourself, then why did you sign up for the military in the first place?

P.S.: There's so much talk right now about how many military members are refusing to go to Iraq or are speaking out against the war, but where were all the members of the mainstream media when the U.S. Armed Forces saw the largest mass-exodus of qualified top-notch personnel under a President who sent the military to every two-bit Banana Republic squabble across the globe -- why was nothing said about all the people who got out because they had no faith in their Commander-in-Chief and we heard diddly-over-squat about "the evil American empire" playing world police or throwing its weight around?

Don't believe everything you hear, and believe NOTHING you hear from the mainstream media -- they're still flat-out lying to the American public when they say no stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq. DEAD WRONG. The U.S. Armed Forces found several large stockpiles of WMDs -- just ask my friends and colleagues who have actually BEEN to Iraq and have actually SEEN them with their own eyes...

Answer 11

No, not all. It's obvious that not all of our troops supports him, look at the ones who have gone to Canada. Ask some of the service members and have them give you an honest opinion. But in a since we do support him, we took the oath to obey those appointed over us, the President included.