Happy Veterans Day!
Bring all our troops home, end all the big government corporate endless wars now and occupy peace!!!!!!
– NO FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS
– BRING TROOPS HOME
– REBUILD AMERICA
– ONLY CONGRESS CAN VOTE FOR WAR
– WE THE PEOPLE DECIDE
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Most Veterans Say Iraq, Afghanistan Wars Weren't Worth It: Pew Report
10 Jul 2019
Military.com | By
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A majority of veterans taking part in a new research study says that
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A Pew Research Center report published Wednesday states that 64% -- or almost two-thirds -- of veterans polled in a new survey said the Iraq war "was not worth fighting," and 58% said the same about the war in Afghanistan.
Pew surveyed 1,284 U.S. military veterans
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"Veterans who served in either Iraq or Afghanistan are no more supportive of those engagements than those who did not serve in these wars," the report states. More than 60 percent of Americans felt the same about the Iraq War; 59% of the public surveyed agreed on Afghanistan.
There's a growing negative outlook for the conflict in Syria as well: 55% of veterans polled were pessimistic about the campaign. Only 36% of the general public said U.S. efforts in Syria have been "worthwhile."
"Views do not differ based on rank or combat experience," the researchers said.
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