<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Dish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://dish.andrewsullivan.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Andrew Sullivan]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://dish.andrewsullivan.com/author/sullydish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Americans Are Saner Than Their&nbsp;Government]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>A plurality of Americans <a href="http://today.yougov.com/news/2013/06/19/syria-americans-say-not-so-fast/">disagree</a> with Obama&#8217;s decision to arm Syria&#8217;s rebels:</p>
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<p>That&#8217;s 49 percent disapproval vs 29 percent approval, with a fifth having the courage to say they haven&#8217;t a clue (probably the most honest answer to the survey.) Another finding:</p>
<blockquote><p>Only 13% think there should have been earlier action by the U.S. government; more than three times as many think the U.S. either should have waited to act on behalf of the rebels (8% of sample), or that the President should not take any action in support of the Syrian rebels at all (33% of sample).</p></blockquote>
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