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Nearly half of all US active-duty troops oppose war on Iran: Poll (thecradle.co)
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Nearly half of all US active-duty service members oppose the military’s role in the US-Israeli war on Iran, according to a poll conducted by Change Research for veteran-led advocacy group Common Defense between 15 and 28 September.

The poll surveyed over 730 active-duty US soldiers, immediate family members, and veterans and found that 49 percent of all respondents opposed the war, against 44 percent who backed it.

Military families rejected the war by a 38-point margin and active-duty troops by 16 points, while military veterans were the only group to support it, with 53 percent for to 44 percent against.

Beyond Iran, a majority of respondents also opposed deploying US forces to back Israel’s military aggression against Gaza and Lebanon.

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[–] 55 points 2 days ago (4 children)

do-something

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  • [–] 52 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    Don't hold your breath. These are kids who thought adulting was too hard, so they went from one daddy to another daddy.

    It's a trillion dollar adult daycare.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Only people I knew who joined the military were the idiots who thought finishing high school was difficult. The real welfare queens

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    • [–] 48 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    Then quit.

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    • [–] 42 points 2 days ago

    Because Iranians are armed with weapons above the squad level and have already inflicted heavy damage on US assets.

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    [–] 40 points 2 days ago

    Too bad they gave up all their rights like chumps.

    Killing and dying for the Epstein Class. No thank you.

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    [–] 37 points 2 days ago (7 children)

    I'm curious about that other 5% who are ... what, exactly? Neutral? Undecided? Seems like killing people is something you should have an opinion on.

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  • [–] 32 points 2 days ago (5 children)

    I think there's something like a 4:1 ratio of support/admin staff to actual shoot-you-with-a-gun troops. So there's definitely some folks who are probably "apolitical" and just show up to their desk jobs.

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  • [–] 29 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    "I don't really care if we kill people or not" -person who works on the death star

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  • [–] 7 points 2 days ago

    AFAIK it depends on the position. Infantry have like 3 support staff per rifleman, while a fighter jet will have as many as 20 support staff per pilot. There's definitely more people in non-combat roles in much larger numbers.

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    • [–] 24 points 2 days ago

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    [–] 22 points 2 days ago

    military veterans were the only group to support it, with 53 percent for

    Please, we need more movies about how murdering kids made them sad

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    [–] 36 points 2 days ago (3 children)

    Like "grumble grumble, bang bang"-oppose, or "grenade an officer's tent"-oppose?

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    • [–] 19 points 2 days ago

    他们不是反战，而是反战败

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    [–] 12 points 2 days ago

    but will they do anything about it?

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