"Veterans who served in either Iraq or Afghanistan are no more supportive of those engagements than those who did not serve in these wars. And views do not differ based on rank or combat experience."
There's Rachel, hiding behind the military again.
Yes, veterans were surveyed and that was one part of the story. Only one part.
What was the other part of that story? Oh, yeah, 62% of American adults say the Iraq War has not been worth it, 59% of adults say the Afghanistan War has not been worth it, and 58% say the war on Syria hasn't been worth it.
- Share of U.S. veterans and American public saying these post-9/11 wars were not worth fighting: Iraq
Military veterans 64%
All adults 62%
Afghanistan
Military veterans 58%
All adults 59%
https://pewrsr.ch/30nIVDJ
Which is the bigger number, do you know?
It's the category of American adults. That category is larger than the category of American veterans.
These findings are important -- all of them.
Majorities of U.S. veterans, public say the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were not worth fighting https://pewrsr.ch/2JtjISV
Mad Cow Disease wasn't the only one missing the full story.
It's amazing how little attention is ever given to the views of the American people by the press that supposedly represents and reports to them.
