Are US soldiers really 'refusing orders' to fight in Iran war?

Middle East

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TRUTH OR FAKE
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Truth or Fake
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More than two weeks after the US and Israel launched military strikes on Iran, a rumour has sprung up that American soldiers are refusing, en masse, to fight. There is no evidence for this. However, the number of conscientious objectors in the US military is on the rise, according to the NGO Center on Conscience & War.