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Poll: Americans Support Limited U.S. Military Action in Syria


(Washington Post) Adam Taylor - According to a new poll by the Chicago Council on Global Affair, 72% of Americans favor U.S. airstrikes against violent Islamist extremist groups in Syria, while 57% supported sending Special Operations forces into Syria to fight these groups. While 52% said they favored a no-fly zone that would include the bombing of the Syrian regime's air defenses, only 42% favored sending ground troops to Syria. Just 26% favored sending arms to anti-government groups, while 31% wanted the U.S. to help negotiate an end to the fighting that would keep Assad in power.
2016-08-16 00:00:00
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