War resistance in the United States
War resistance in the United States encompasses activities related to war resistance by American citizens and other who oppose military action on the part of the United States. This includes opposition to, and evasion of, military duty. Such resistance may originate from pacifism or antimilitarism, generally, and may include registration as a conscientious objector to military service, draft dodging, or desertion. Alternativelty, it may be directed towards specific military actions, as with opposition to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, opposition to the Iraq War, and the post–September 11 anti-war movement.
See also
- Aftermath of World War I
- American popular opinion on invasion of Iraq
- Canada and Iraq War Resisters
- Canada and the Vietnam War
- Conscription in the United States
- Criticism of the War on Terror
- Emigration from the United States
- Foreign Policy of the United States
- Gulf War syndrome
- Legality of the Iraq War
- List of Iraq War Resisters
- Loss of Strength Gradient
- Mennonite
- New York Draft Riots
- Oil Campaign of World War II
- The Oil Factor
- Timeline of United States military operations
- United States v. Burns
- Vietnam Veterans Against the War
- War Resisters' International
- War Resisters League Peace Award
- War Resisters Support Campaign
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