Views of Decisions to Use Military Force in Afghanistan, Iraq Decision to use militaryforce in Afghanistan Rightdecision
While skeptical about U.S. achievements in Afghanistan, the public narrowly supports the original decision to use military force in Afghanistan. By contrast, more people view the decision to use force in Iraq as wrong than right.
Currently, 51% say it was the right decision to use military force in Afghanistan, while slightly fewer (41%) say it was the wrong decision. That is among the lowest levels of support for the original decision to use force in Afghanistan since the Pew Research Center began asking the question eight years ago. In January 2006, fully 69% endorsed the decision to take military action in Afghanistan.
In recent years, opinion about the original decision to go to war had been evenly divided, but in the current survey it has once again turned negative: 50% say it was wrong to use force in Iraq, while 38% support the decision to go to war.
Views of Decisions to Use Military Force  | in Afghanistan, Iraq  | Decision to use militaryforce in Afghanistan  | Rightdecision  | 51  | Wrong decison  | 20  | 03 00 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14  | Decision to use militaryforce in Iraq  | 72  | Sumbarn  | Wrong decison  | 50  | 38  | Rightdecision  | 22  | 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14  | Survey conducted Jan. 15-19, 2014.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER/USA TODAY 