Poll: Nearly Half Of US Armed Services Households View Russia As An Ally

U.S. soldiers wait for a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump as he meets U.S. troops based in Osan Air Base, South Korea, June 30, 2019.

VOA: Pentagon Concerned Russia Cultivating Sympathy Among US Troops

WASHINGTON - Russian efforts to weaken the West through a relentless campaign of information warfare may be starting to pay off, cracking a key bastion of the U.S. line of defense: the military.

While most Americans still see Moscow as a key U.S. adversary, new polling suggests that view is changing, most notably among the households of military members.

The second annual Reagan National Defense Survey, completed in late October, found nearly half of armed services households questioned, 46%, said they viewed Russia as ally.

Overall, the survey found 28% of Americans identified Russia as an ally, up from 19% the previous year.

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Update: Pentagon Alarmed Russia Is Gaining 'Sympathy' Among US Troops (Zero Hedge)

WNU Editor: Russia is a geopolitical competitor to the U.S.. But it is definitely not the enemy that it once was.

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