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Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Secondary Navigation Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America Search Search: US troops on front lines of war track election By DENIS D. GRAY,Associated Press Writer AP - Wednesday, November 5 MOSUL, Iraq - U.S. soldiers on the front lines tuned in Tuesday to CNN and the Internet to track the presidential election that will decide the future of their mission. But for many, the day was spent like so many others on patrols, repairing equipment and other mundane tasks of war. Troops in the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan mailed in absentee ballots long ago _ if they voted. So by the time election day arrived back home, there was nothing for them to do but await the results. "We can't stop doing what we have to do. We got to keep running," said Maj. Gary Dangerfield of Chicago, spokesman for the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment based in the northern city of Mosul. Before heading out on missions, some soldiers here at Camp Marez watched a giant television screen airing CNN's election reporting. Others followed the voting on the Web if they were on bases with Internet service. Sgt. James Fowler, 27, of Fresno, Calif., said he voted for Barack Obama but "I am outnumbered 10-to-one, especially among officers" and senior noncommissioned officers who support John McCain. "Everyone is looking forward to McCain," said Fowler, from the 94th Engineer Battalion. "But I believe it's time for change and Obama has promised that. At least he has given us a timeline" for withdrawing from Iraq. Obama has called for bringing all combat soldiers home from Iraq within 16 months. McCain, a veteran and former Vietnam War prisoner, says the current U.S. strategy in Iraq is working and has promised to pursue the war until victory. In the remote Afghan province of Kunar, meanwhile, Spc. Joshua Frank said it was "about time" the U.S. had a new president although he would not state his preference. "We need, definitely need some change," Frank said. "So a fresh guy, fresh start would be good." Both Obama and McCain support sending more troops to Afghanistan, where insurgent violence is on the rise even as it is declining in Iraq. While Americans were voting back home, Lightning Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry went to Badoush, a town on the northern outskirts of Mosul, to observe and help Iraqis recruit 200 new members of the National Police. "Some soldiers are concerned about the election, but we really don't talk politics very much," said platoon leader 1st Lt. Conrad Brown, a West Point graduate from Bangor, Maine, speaking at the site where recruits were stripped, searched, given health checks and tested for literacy. Troop commander Capt. Hunter Bowers of Hendersonville, Tenn., said he didn't get to vote because his absentee ballot was sent to the wrong address. "Things won't change here between now and the time we go home. We'll be getting back about the time the new president is inaugurated," Bowers said. Another officer, Capt. Jared Just, said he believed that no matter who wins, "it won't really change the course of things in Iraq that much." Minutes before the unit's Humvees reached a checkpoint on a highway en route back to base, a suicide bomber rammed his car into an Iraqi army truck. Flames still flared from the wrecked truck and trails of blood marked its left front door. Iraqi police said four policemen were wounded in the blast, but the bomber was the only fatality. Sgt. Anthony Vess, of Bethlehem, Pa., said he thought a lot of younger soldiers supported Obama's Iraq policy. "This war has taken up a chunk of my life," said Vess, 27, also with the 94th Engineers. "I consider myself a peacekeeper, not a war fighter." Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Recommend this article Average (0 votes) Sign in to recommend this article » Most Recommended Stories » Related Articles: World Israel denounces UN Human Rights CouncilAP - 1 hour 3 minutes ago Israel launches first airstrike on Gaza since JuneAP - 1 hour 5 minutes ago Obama, McCain await judgment of historyAFP - 1 hour 8 minutes ago 20 reported dead in German bus accidentAP - 1 hour 14 minutes ago Alleged hitmen die in gunbattle in northern MexicoAP - 1 hour 56 minutes ago Most Popular – World Viewed Americans flock to vote in historic elections Foods to prevent disease? DNA tests confirm death of millionaire flyer Steve Fossett Obama's grandmother, family 'rock', dies on election eve Australia anxious as Indonesia prepares to execute Bali bombers View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology

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