Poll: Veterans Say US Left Afghanistan Without Honor, and They Want to Talk About It
70 percent of Americans surveyed said they have “never” or “rarely” talked to a veteran about the war.
Tara Copp
By Tara Copp
Senior Pentagon Reporter, Defense One
November 11, 2021
The chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan has left a majority of veterans with a lingering sense that America did not leave that war with honor, according to a new poll.
“Veterans are feeling an intense array of emotions regarding the end of the war, including humiliation, betrayal, anger, disappointment, and sadness,” and 70 percent of those polled do not feel like the U.S. departed Afghanistan with honor, the non-profit research group More in Common US reported Wednesday.
Among Americans in general, 57 percent reported they did not feel the United States left Afghanistan with honor, the survey found.
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