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The proportion of U.S. citizens who have confidence in their nation’s military has declined, a new poll has revealed.

The U.S. military is involved in a number of missions as part of the Department of Defense’s efforts to protect U.S. interests. Members of the army are stationed domestically and abroad in areas including the Middle East.

But according to Gallup polling, confidence in the institution has declined in the last two decades.

The new polling, published earlier this month, found that 81 percent of Americans have confidence in the military. While that still indicates the vast majority of people have trust in the institution, this represents a decline from 2006 when 83 percent said they had confidence in the military.

It represents a 9 percent decline from 2010 when military confidence was at its peak in the last few two decades, with 90 percent saying they had confidence in the military.

American’s confidence in the U.S. military is also below the confidence that citizens of other G7 countries have in their military.

The poll also found that 29 percent thought the government was spending too little on military and national defense while 35 percent thought it was spending too much, compared to 33 percent who thought it was spending the right amount.