Most Americans are concerned about the bloody civil war raging in Syria, but according to a new national survey a majority of the public opposes direct U.S. involvement in the fighting. [cont.] CNN Read more »
Americans see chemical weapon ‘red line’ in Syria
Americans reject an immediate U.S. military intervention in Syria’s raging civil war, but are open to the possibility should President Bashar al-Assad’s struggling regime use or lose control of its massive stockpile of chemical weapons, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. [cont.] Scott Clement, Washington Post Read more »
Most predict ‘major problems’ if ‘fiscal cliff’ isn’t averted
For months, lawmakers in Washington have warned of the dire consequences of going over the so-called “fiscal cliff” – and the public has been listening. More than nine in 10 Americans expect economic problems if Washington doesn’t avert the “cliff,” according to a new CBS News poll, conducted Dec. 12-16. […] Read more »
Public Says U.S. Does Not Have Responsibility to Act in Syria
As fighting in Syria rages on between government forces and anti-government groups, the public continues to say that the U.S. does not have a responsibility to do something about the fighting there. And there continues to be substantial opposition to sending arms to anti-government forces in Syria. [cont.] Pew Read more »
Syria situation concerns Americans, who are split on U.S. action
The increasingly bloody civil war in Syria concerns Americans, a CNN/ORC poll released Wednesday showed, though the prospect of sending military assistance from the U.S. and other countries or using air power to assist rebels has Americans divided. [cont.] Kevin Liptak, CNN Read more »
Syria: Sanctions and a No-Fly Zone?
With the fighting in Syria escalating into Damascus, there is still no consensus among UN Security Council members to push for sanctions or military intervention (as they did for Libya). But for their part, the American public is ready to support limited measures to intervene. … The Chicago Council Survey […] Read more »