About two-thirds of veterans say the war in Iraq was not worth fighting % of each group who say, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, the was/has been
Among veterans, 64% say the war in Iraq was not worth fighting considering the costs versus the benefits to the United States, while 33% say it was. The general public’s views are nearly identical: 62% of Americans overall say the Iraq War wasn’t worth it and 32% say it was. Similarly, majorities of both veterans (58%) and the public (59%) say the war in Afghanistan was not worth fighting. About four-in-ten or fewer say it was worth fighting.
About two-thirds of veterans say the war  | in Iraq was not worth fighting  | % of each group who say, considering the costs to the  | United States versus the benefits to the United States, the  | was/has been  | Not worth Worth  | fighting fighting  | War in Iraq  | Veterans  | 64  | 33  | All adults  | 62  | 32  | War in Afghanistan  | Veterans  | 58  | 38  | All adults  | 59  | 36  | Not worth it  | Worth it  | U.S military campaign  | in Syria  | Veterans  | 55  | 42  | All adults  | 58  | 36  | Source: Surveys of U.S veterans conducted May 14-June 2, 2019,  | and U.S. adults conducted May 14-26, 2019  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 