Iraq-Afghanistan Veterans Give President Obama 'Poor Grades' As Commander In Chief

U.S. President Barack Obama visits with a platoon of U.S. troops at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 3, 2010, who recently lost six of their fellow Soldiers. Pete Souza, White House

Iraq-Afghanistan Veterans Give Obama Poor Grades -- Real Clear Politics

Just 32 percent of military veterans who served in Iraq or Afghanistan approve of the job Barack Obama is doing as president, according to a new poll from the Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation. In a related question, only 42 percent of those surveyed said they believe Obama is a “good commander-in-chief of the military.” Forty eight percent said he is not.

Veterans were asked a similar question about former President George W. Bush. Sixty-five percent said they felt he was a good commander-in-chief, while 28 percent responded he was not.

The expansive collection of post-war polling asked current and former service members for their opinions on a series of political issues, as well as personal and cultural ones. Forty-seven percent consider themselves independents; 27 percent identified as Republicans, and just 17 percent said they were Democrats.

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My Comment: These are sobering numbers .... including how these veterans now view the Afghan and Iraq wars.