He doesn't need to "love" them. He needs to respect them.....more so he needs to understand the military. I don't want a guy who buys everything the military sells...we're gonna protect our turf, especially on budget issues. But I want a guy who understands the capabilities of the services, has people in his inner circle who do. I want a guy not enamored of drones and special ops as cure alls. I want a guy who grasps military history...hell history in general. Obama could care less. He doesn't listen to anything they say...case in point...the half assed troop surge in A-Stan. You're either all in or all out. If he cared about winning we'd be all in..not popular but thats exactly what Bush did. If he cared more about the troops he would have told the DOD we're getting out and come up with a plan...not half ass things and get more people killed. This guy is vacant..he's not there. he cares about his golf game and what he can get out of being president.