Military Elections
With the death toll in Iraq rising, increasing questions about the reasons for war and an army stretched to breaking point, can Bush still count on the soldiers' vote?
'Weekend warriors' from the National Guard now make up 40% of the force in Iraq. Morale has plummeted as the death toll has risen. But soldiers fear that Kerry "is basically a wimp on defence," and so continue to support Bush. (ABC Aus.)
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