How would you feel as a soldier?
I know one soldier that's quite proud of the progress made in Iraq. He sends his family letters and pictures- and his wife forwards them to us.
Bush did nothing praise the work of our troops in Iraq. He legitimized them.
If I were a soldier, I'd find it hard to warm up to Obama who has told them repeatedly they never should have been there in the first place- that there presence is unjustified.
Just a guess