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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (74746)	10/4/2004 10:28:01 AM
From: MrLucky	Respond to of 793933

That is a testimony to the chain of command Is that like the union members following their leadership chain of command? Or like the environmentalists following their gurus? Or like the Hollywood entertainment crowd following the Ed Asner, Barbara Streisand crowd? Or the print and television media following gurus such as Rather, the NYT etc?

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (74746)	10/4/2004 10:58:04 AM
From: John Carragher	Respond to of 793933

since their life is on the line i tend to believe it has more to personal feelings than chain of command...

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (74746)	10/4/2004 11:04:34 AM
From: DHE	Respond to of 793933

I doubt that was true for Clinton.

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (74746)	10/4/2004 11:54:36 AM
From: SBHX	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793933

4000 troops polled vote 4 to 1 for Bush. That is a testimony to the chain of command. Soldiers are trained to follow the leader - without question. For the most part, that is a good thing. Since the US armed forces is a volunteer one, it seems the vast majority of these members are patriots and have love of country as a driving force in how they conduct themselves. Because of this, I think they tend to think more clearly about these issues. For example, 80% of them will not vote for Kerry for the simple reason that they listen very closely to what is going on and disagree with what Kerry says. This has nothing to do with chain of command or following orders as you imply in your statement. Neville Chamberlain for example had very little support in the GB's armed forces, while Churchill was well respected.