… An NBC News poll released Friday found that while 58 percent of Americans believe that the use of chemical weapons by any country is a “red line” requiring a significant United States response, including military action, only 42 percent believe that we should take such action in Syria and […] Read more »
How Military Communities View Conflict
As the U.S. government considers military action in Syria, the entire country is debating the potential conflict, but there are some places where it has special meaning: communities home to large military installations and populations. The idea of conflict has a special weight in those areas. War is not an […] Read more »
Republicans Supported Attacking Syria, Now They Don’t. Guess Why
For decades, Republicans have been more supportive than Democrats of an interventionist foreign policy. Surveys conducted earlier this year showed that Republicans were consistently more likely than Democrats to support striking Syria if Assad used chemical weapons. But partisanship is powerful in the age of President Obama, powerful enough to […] Read more »
Nearly 80 percent want congressional approval on Syria
Nearly 80 percent of Americans believe President Barack Obama should receive congressional approval before using force in Syria, but the nation is divided over the scope of any potential strike, a new NBC News poll shows. Fifty percent of Americans believe the United States should not intervene in the wake […] Read more »
Chemical weapons a game-changer on U.S. public opinion on Syria
As President Barack Obama weighs launching a military strike against Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons, American public opinion over whether the U.S. should get involved appears conflicted. The most recent national polling over the past few months suggests that most Americans, weary after more than a decade […] Read more »
American Public Opinion on Syria
In the wake of the chemical attacks in the suburbs of Damascus, the drumbeat is increasing for western military intervention in Syria. Surveys conducted since the Syrian conflict began in 2011 have found substantial reticence among the US public for taking direct military action. Americans want to avoid getting drawn […] Read more »