{"id":26752,"date":"2020-04-22T10:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/04\/22\/support-for-full-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-grows-poll\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:28:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:28:00","slug":"support-for-full-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-grows-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2020\/04\/22\/support-for-full-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-grows-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Support for full withdrawal from Afghanistan grows: Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nearly three-quarters of veterans surveyed and almost 70 percent of troops\u2019 family members support a full withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan<\/a>, according to a new poll from a conservative activist group released Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The results are an increase from identical questions in last year\u2019s poll by Concerned Veterans for America<\/a>, which has close ties to the conservative Koch network and the Trump administration. For much of the last year, the group has been leading public efforts to convince lawmakers and the White House to severely curtail overseas military operations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think this shows the fatigue of almost two decades of war,\u201d said Nate Anderson, executive director of the group. \u201cAnd I think there is increased awareness among the American public about how long we have been fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nationwide survey, conducted April 7 to 10, includes responses from about 700 military veterans and about 800 military family members. All were chosen randomly.<\/p>\n\n\n\t