They talked with a bunch of military guys (including enlisted, non-coms and commissioned officers) to see what they thought of US readiness.
And here is the thing, they don't break down along nice little political lines. There is plenty to make a liberal crow (for example, 74% say that the civilian leadership set unreasonable goals in Iraq) and plenty to make a conservative crow (90% think that the counterinsurgency strategy and surge of additional troops pursued by Gen. David Petraeus raise the US Military's chance for success there).
Anyway, it is great if you are interested. Read it. It is easy for you or me or whoever to define what the military thinks. It is different to try to understand.
Being fair to the military is VERY hard for so many of us. We, as a group, rarely are in the military anymore. I think that this division between the military that keeps us free, and the people who benefit from their sacrifice is terrible. I think the country should require some type of national service. We need to be pulled together as a country. It is too easy / too hard to empathize / trash people otherwise. We (we being middle class, upper middle class people) are too removed from the people that protect this country.
And it isn't just us. It is easier for the elected officials to send people who "volunteered" to foreign wars, we just need to give lip service and money. Anyway, it's a good article if you are so inclined.