If the Iraq War was a Jewish war why did most Jews oppose it?

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[–]radicalcentristNational Centrism 10 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

The most supportive group of the Iraq War, by far, was not Jews but White Anglo-Saxon Protestants, particularly Evangelicals.

Christians make up the majority U.S population, so that's not helping your cause.

Who were also the dominant group in the Bush administration, despite some Jews having prominent roles.

Yes, and Jews are only 2.4% of the population. Making their representation disproportionate.

As as well as,

Israel was officially neutral and many Israelis preferred to leave "the devil you know" Saddam Hussein in power.

Except Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed America to invade in 2003.

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/26/world/middleeast/kerry-reminds-congress-netanyahu-advised-us-to-invade-iraq.html

Even saying Israel is neutral in any context is hilariously wrong. They've been at war with Iraq throughout history, including bombing their nuclear reactor in 1981.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Opera