Operation Iraqi Freedom at 20: Americans and the Iraq War

Operation Iraqi Freedom at 20: Americans and the Iraq War For the 20-year Anniversary of the launch of Operation Iraqi Freedom, More in Common, through its Veterans and Citizens Initiative, sought to understand Americans’ memories and attitudes towards the Iraq War. [...] Views towards the Iraq War Americans are mixed in their views of whether the Iraq War succeeded or failed: • 3 9 percent said it had a mix of successes and failures • 2 9 percent said it was a failure • 1 4 percent said it was a success Outside of success or failure, most Americans view the Iraq War relatively negatively: • 52 percent feel it was a mistake to send troops to fight the war • 6 0 per. [...] Credit and Blame with the Learning from the Iraq War Iraq War Americans want to learn about the war as Americans are united in saying that the military individuals but hold mixed views on whether the deserves most of the credit for aspects of the Iraq country needs to do more to publicly learn from War that went well the war. [...] S.-led coalition fought abusing detainees at the Abu Ghraib two battles in 2004 to secure the prison in Iraq broke out, receiving city of Fallujah, the bloodiest battle widespread media coverage and of the Iraq War. [...] 2007 The Sunni Awakening 28% The Surge 36% The violence on the part of al-Qaeda in Iraq led The U.