Most Americans Are Opposed To A U.S. Military Intervention In Syria

Activists and medics manufacture homemade chemical masks in the Damascus suburb of Zamalka. A senior administration official said Sunday there is "very little doubt" that a chemical weapon was used by the Syrian regime against civilians. Hadi Almonajed/REUTERS

Obama Pressured To Intervene In Syria. Most Americans Say 'No,' Says Poll -- Christian Science Monitor

A senior administration official said Sunday there is 'very little doubt' that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons against civilians. President Obama is under pressure to respond militarily, but a new poll finds most Americans are opposed.

US officials have confirmed that President Obama’s controversial “red line” on chemical weapons in Syria has been crossed. But that doesn’t mean Americans think he should do anything about it.

If anything, public attitudes toward a US military response in the face of new evidence that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons against its own people have hardened, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.

About 60 percent of Americans surveyed said the United States should not intervene in Syria's civil war, while just 9 percent thought President Obama should act, Reuters reported.

That majority opposition holds even in the face of evidence that chemical weapons have been used in Syria, the poll finds.

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My Comment:  Only 9 percent of Americans support a U.S. military intervention in Syria .... 60 percent against .... but the hawks who are pushing for a U.S. military response in Syria are not listening.

Update: Poll: War-weary Americans Oppose Military Action in Syria -- US News and World Report