Obama needs to earn troops trust

Obama: I need to earn troops' trust

Obamas topic list is currently "a bit shortened." Despite world trip and some remarks about military affairs, there isnt much coming. Wheres for example the Clinton issue, health care reform.?
Lays out defense policies to Navy Times; meanwhile, aircraft troubles investigated.

Candidate lays out defense policies, touts his judgment over McCain’s, holds civilians accountable for missteps in Iraq
By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Jul 7, 2008 21:46:56 EDT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama knows that to win the vote of current and former military members and their families, he has to prove himself.

“Precisely because I have not served in uniform, I am somebody who strongly believes I have to earn the trust of men and women in uniform,” Obama said in a July 2 interview with Military Times as he contrasted his lack of service with that of Republican presidential candidate John McCain, a Navy retiree and Vietnam veteran who has years of experience in Congress working on national security issues.
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“I do not presume that from the day I am sworn in, every single service man or woman suddenly says, ‘This guy knows what he is doing,‘“ said Obama, a freshman U.S. senator from Illinois, in his most extensive interview to date on a wide range of military issues.