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US soldiers in Iraq wait for election battle result
US soldiers in Mosul where war still rages caught a glimpse of the election battle back home as they ate breakfast on Tuesday, awaiting the outcome of a contest that could decide the future of the US mission in Iraq.
- AP
- Published: 20:13 November 4, 2008
Mosul: US soldiers in Mosul where war still rages caught a glimpse of the election battle back home as they ate breakfast on Tuesday, awaiting the outcome of a contest that could decide the future of the US mission in Iraq.
Three of the four TV screens at the dining hall at Camp Marez in the northern Iraqi city were tuned to sports and only one to CNN where Sen. Barack Obama's last rally at Manassas, Virginia, was being shown live.
Soldiers said they would continue with their mission on Tuesday and nothing special was planned for election day.
Those who voted had already mailed in their absentee ballots long ago.
Sgt James Fowler, 27, of Fresno, California, praised the Army for encouraging soldiers to vote and helping them with absentee ballots.
He said he voted for Obama but "I am outnumbered 10-to-one, especially among officers" and senior sergeants.
"Everyone is looking forward to (Sen John) McCain," he said.
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"But I believe it's time for change and Obama has promised that. At least he has given us a timeline" for withdrawing from the country.
Obama has called for bringing all combat soldiers home within 16 months.
McCain, a veteran and former Vietnam War prisoner, says the current US strategy in Iraq is working and has promised to pursue the war until victory.
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