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
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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 May 11, 2024, 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 May 11, 2024. 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: May 11, 2024. 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 May 11, 2024)
Share of U.S. military veterans who believe recent conflicts were worth fighting in 2019, by conflict [Graph], Pew Research Center, July 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034481/share-veterans-believe-recent-conflicts-worth-fighting-us/