Friday, June 1, 2012

Will Americans Support Military Action?

Syria: Will Americans Support Military Action? -- Washington Post

A massacre last week of more than 100 civilians — including women and children — cast a pall on U.N. peacekeeping efforts in Syria, provoking near-universal international condemnation. Many in Washington are frustrated and are urging the United States to do, well, something. But a key question lingers for Americans: Do they actually want to use their own military might to stop the killing in Syria?

The answer is probably no, at least for now. A smattering of polls this year show little support for getting U.S. troops involved in Syria, but long-term trends show big majorities of Americans support using U.S. troops to stop governments from committing genocidal mass killings.

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My Comment: In short .... NO! And neither does anyone else in the world with the exception of a few political leaders.

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