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07:52 UK  'Most against' UK troops in Iraq  British Army soldier
in Basra, Iraq More mothers than fathers discouraged their
children from joining the Army  Six out of 10 people think UK
troops should not have gone to Iraq, a survey for the National
Army Museum has found.  A fifth of the 2,000 polled backed the
policy, while the remaining 20% were either neutral, undecided
or abstained.  On Afghanistan, 53% disagreed with Britain's
deployment, a quarter agreed and the rest could not say either
way.  But about two-thirds would support their child's decision
to join the Army, compared to a third who said they would
discourage them, the poll found.  'Important insight'  Mothers
were more likely than fathers to discourage their children from
joining the Army at 36% and 26% respectively.  There was more
public support when it came to British territories.  The
deployment to The Falklands was backed by 53% and opposed by
just 11%, leaving more than a third o