ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

About a third of Americans think that sending troops to fight the Nazi-led Axis powers during World War II was either a mistake or are not sure if doing so was the right decision, according to a new The Economist/YouGov poll. Some 14% said it was a mistake.

The poll, timed to coincide with Memorial Day, asked people what were their opinions on the decision to send US troops to fight in specific wars, including the Vietnam War, the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan and both of the World Wars. Support for the decision to sent troops to fight the Nazis received higher support than any other war,
 

The responses differed slightly depending on age, gender, and race of the respondent. While 60% of people age 18-29 said it wasn't a mistake to send troops, only 49% of people age 30-44 agreed.

Republican voters were more supportive, with 77% saying that sending troops had been the right choice, whereas only 63% of Democrats thought the same.

Only 62% of women thought it had been the right choice, compared to 74% of men.

Other sections of the survey had more definitive outcomes, with 48% of men and 47% of women agreeing that sending troops to Vietnam had been a mistake, and 36% of both people age 18-29 and 30-44 agreeing that they should not have sent troops to Korea.