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Pentagon Concerned Russia Cultivating Sympathy Among US Troops

Jeff Seldin

   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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