Many more Americans than I would have suspected take a dim view of civilian control over the military:
a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 44% of U.S. voters think civilian control of the military is good for the country.Twenty-eight percent (28%) think itâ??s a bad idea to have civilians with the final say over military leaders. Another 28% are not sure which course is best.
As for the partisan break out:
A plurality (44%) of Democrats and 50% of voters not affiliated with either major party believe civilian control of the military is a good idea. Republican voters are almost evenly divided over the concept.Just prior to the presidentâ??s meeting with McChrystal, 44% of voters said Obama is doing a good or excellent job handling national security issues, while 36% rated his performance in this area as poor.
