Here’s a blog dispatch from David Sommerstein, who reports on military and Fort Drum issues for NCPR:<\/p>\n
The Watertown Daily Times kept up the suspense nearly until the last minute.<\/p>\n
Yesterday, the family-owned paper endorsed Barak Obama for president. The WDT is pretty conservative \u2013 it endorsed Republicans for all the big local\/regional races.<\/p>\n
And it\u2019s the hometown paper for Fort Drum and its 16,000 soldiers. <\/p>\n
Which is why this quote is pretty telling about how the WDT editorial board feels about the break-neck pace of deployments from Fort Drum to Iraq and Afghanistan:<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Obama will rely on a more diplomatic approach to the global challenges America faces than the administration exhibited in its early years. Presumably, he would not allow national security needs to override individual freedoms. A more open, less secretive White House would be appreciated.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Seems like the pace of war and issues like Guantanamo and wire-tapping played a big role in the Times decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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