Contrary to myth, the “boots on the ground” don’t support Bush either on Iraq

In a story that’s gotten very little national media play (so much for another tired myth, that of the “liberal media hating the war”) only 35 percent of U.S. forces support the war in Iraq and only 41 percent thought we should have gone there.

No, there’s not been some huge upsurge in liberals in the armed forces, either. And, in a number of related questions in the poll, unvoiced dissatisfaction with Bush policies appears to be growing; on many questions, the “no opinion” numbers hit 20 percent.

The mail-in poll may not be strictly scientific. The authors of the story say it probably weighs in the direction of career members of the military and perhaps a bit higher up the ranks.