Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Afghanistan War Flash Poll Reveals Majority Favor Ending the War

From IAVA:


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New York, NY (October 4, 2019) — Today Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) is announcing the results of a flash poll conducted this week on the war in Afghanistan. Recent media reports surrounding potential talks between the Trump administration and the Taliban and possible withdrawal of US coalition forces have spurred a national conversation about ending the longest-running military conflict in U.S. history.  

While the majority of respondents agreed (57%) that the conflict should end immediately, respondents mostly disagreed (51%) that the United States should sign a peace deal with the Taliban. Respondents had mixed feelings about whether the conflict was worth it overall (48% agreed the conflict was worth it and 34% disagreed). 

In light of Monday, October 7th marking the 18th anniversary of the conflict, emails were sent to IAVA members inviting them to participate in this flash poll. The survey was available over a 42-hour period from 6 PM on Oct 2 to 12 PM on Oct 4.

The numbers reported are from 1,665 IAVA members who completed the survey, of which 86% are veterans. Of the veteran respondents, 48 percent have deployed to Afghanistan. Though IAVA believes all post-9/11 veterans are veterans of the conflict in Afghanistan, only 54% of veteran respondents qualified themselves as a veteran of the war in Afghanistan. 

“As the war in Afghanistan continues to dominate headlines, The perspective of post-9/11 veterans on this issue can’t be overstated. The voices of the veterans of this conflict deserve to be heard by the public, media and our national leadership and IAVA is committed to ensuring that happens,” said Jeremy Butler, IAVA CEO. 

The results of the poll are depicted below. 

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About IAVA
"Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America...remains the most important organization representing the new generation of veterans." - TIME Magazine
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) is the premier veterans advocacy and support organization on the planet. Founded by an Iraq veteran in 2004, IAVA is the non-partisan leader in advocacy, public awareness, and 1-on-1 case management support. Our mission is to connect, unite, and empower over 425,000 veterans and allies nationwide. We have connected more than 1.2 million veterans with resources and community, and provided thousands of veterans of all generations with life-saving and life-changing personalized support from our Masters-level social service professionals.
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