Disconnect between the modern Republican Party and the Military

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WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has written an unusual open letter to all those in uniform, warning them to stay out of politics as the nation approaches a presidential election in which the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will be a central, and certainly divisive, issue. </p>

<p>“The U.S. military must remain apolitical at all times and in all ways,” wrote the chairman,

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<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/26/us/politics/26military.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/26/us/politics/26military.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;