{"id":63460,"date":"2019-07-10T16:00:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T16:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/10\/veterans-doubt-value-of-wars-in-iraq-afghanistan-in-new-poll\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:08:31","slug":"veterans-doubt-value-of-wars-in-iraq-afghanistan-in-new-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2019\/07\/10\/veterans-doubt-value-of-wars-in-iraq-afghanistan-in-new-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans doubt value of wars in Iraq, Afghanistan in new poll"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Most veterans believe the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan<\/a> were not worth fighting, and a majority also view U.S. military efforts in Syria<\/a> as too costly in dollars and casualties, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center released Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a survey of nearly 1,300 veterans<\/a> conducted in May and June, 64 percent of those surveyed said the war in Iraq was not worth fighting, as opposed to just 33 percent who said the security benefits outweighed the sacrifices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Afghanistan, 58 percent of veterans said that fight was not worthwhile, versus 38 percent who believed it was. Results from both questions closely track with the opinions of the American public at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\t