>>George Bush had many, many flaws. But even with his flaws, the U.S. military still largely had a high opinion of him.
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>>The U.S. military has a largely negative opinion of Barack Obama. Take a look at the reaction Obama got a few weeks ago at West Point. It was pathetic.
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>So:
> because the military had a high respect for Bush it was OK for him to salute whilst holding a dog.
>because the military have low respect for Obama it's not OK for him to salute whilst holding a coffee
>

If it were just this one incident, it would be meaningless. But there's been a pattern, a pretty consistent one.