In 2019, a majority of military veterans believed that recent United States military conflicts were not worth fighting; with 64 percent of veterans stating that the war in Iraq was not worth fighting, and 58 percent of respondents stating the same about the war in Afghanistan.
Share of U.S. military veterans who believe recent conflicts were worth fighting in 2019, by conflict
Original question: All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war in Iraq/Afghanistan/the U.S. military campaign in Syria has been worth it or not worth it?
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Pew Research Center. (July 10, 2019). Share of U.S. military veterans who believe recent conflicts were worth fighting in 2019, by conflict [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034481/share-veterans-believe-recent-conflicts-worth-fighting-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. military veterans who believe recent conflicts were worth fighting in 2019, by conflict." Chart. July 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034481/share-veterans-believe-recent-conflicts-worth-fighting-us/
Pew Research Center. (2019). Share of U.S. military veterans who believe recent conflicts were worth fighting in 2019, by conflict. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034481/share-veterans-believe-recent-conflicts-worth-fighting-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. Military Veterans Who Believe Recent Conflicts Were worth Fighting in 2019, by Conflict." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034481/share-veterans-believe-recent-conflicts-worth-fighting-us/
Pew Research Center, Share of U.S. military veterans who believe recent conflicts were worth fighting in 2019, by conflict Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034481/share-veterans-believe-recent-conflicts-worth-fighting-us/ (last visited July 06, 2022)
