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What do soldiers think of war? Iraq, Afghanistan, possibly Iran)?

I know nobody likes going to war, or being at war because it is a horrifying experience.

I know every soldier wants to believe that what they're fighting for is beneficial to the USA.

do soldiers agree with the whole decision to go to war and the mission? Does anyone know how the military feels as a whole about the war we are in? Is it split, half opposition, half in favor? Or are most soldiers heavily in favor of the war.

this is just my opinion.the guys I knew from my high school who decided to go to war, thought it was going to be like call of duty 4 or like some video game.

put, they love the 2nd amendment and think that supporting the war is the most patriotic thing in the world.

to me is a very republican view, which is what I associate with most of the soldiers in the war. So am I close to being accurate in my assumption that most of the military is in favor of the war?

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1. LA Triguy on September 25th, 2008 at 3:20 pm:

   I don't know if there is any reliable recent polling data to evaluate support for the war among military personnel.

   based on comments I've seen from military personnel on this and other forums, I'd agree with you that a strong majority support the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. It is true that soldiers have a unique perspective of the war due to their direct involvement.

   does that mean they are the best authority for setting national policy? We should remember that this nation was founded on the concept of control of the military by the civilian political leadership, and ultimately, we the people.

   alternative is military dictatorship. I think soldiers tend to look at the war primarily through the prism of their own direct wartime experiences and observations, and are perhaps unwilling or unable to evaluate the costs and benefits of war policy relative to non-military issues that may affect the overall national interest.

   we rely on the military to prioritize our national resources to meet the multiple challenges of security, infrastructure, energy, economic competitiveness, education, etc.? The Founding Fathers did not want to repeat the history of Europe, in which monarchs (i.e. military dictators) often squandered their nations' resources in unnecessary wars where the only benefit to the population was to give them a chance to die for the glory of the king.

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