Bush Losing Some Military Support

This Christian Science Monitor article reports on a small yet growing number of soldiers who are fed up with the Bush version of "liberation," and who plan on voting against him come November:

"[For] 9 out of 10 of the people I talk to, it wouldn't matter who ran against Bush - they'd vote for them," said a US soldier in the southern city of Najaf, seeking out a reporter to make his views known. "People are so fed up with Iraq, and fed up with Bush."...

"We shouldn't be here," said one Marine infantryman bluntly. "There was no reason for invading this country in the first place. We just came here and [angered people] and killed a lot of innocent people," said the marine, who has seen regular combat in Ramadi. "I don't enjoy killing women and children, it's not my thing."

The article notes that October 11th is the deadline for sending in ballots from overseas--and, on that note, I'll add a link to Overseasvote.com, a one stop shop for anyone outside the US who is eligible to vote in US elections. I forget where I first saw this (it was a blog), so forgive me for not linking there first.

Also, I'm sure a lot of folks have seen that Eugene Armstrong, a US citizen kidnapped in Iraq over the weekend, was apparently executed today by Islamic militants. This is what John Kerry has in mind when he says

Saddam Hussein was a brutal dictator who deserves his own special place in hell. But that was not, in itself, a reason to go to war. The satisfaction we take in his downfall does not hide this fact: we have traded a dictator for a chaos that has left America less secure.

Less secure both for those Americans who live and work overseas as well as those of us who live here. And let's not forget those who aren't American who've fallen victim.