The Huffington Post reports: „In a Pew Research poll released (last) Tuesday, just 29 percent of Americans favored airstrikes ‚in response to reports that the Syrian government used chemical weapons,‘ with a near-majority 48 percent opposed. Wide majorities predicted negative consequences of a U.S. military intervention. Sixty-one percent said airstrikes were likely to lead to a long-term U.S. military commitment in Syria, and 74 percent said airstrikes would likely create a backlash against the U.S. and its allies in the region. Just 33 percent thought airstrikes would be an effective deterrent against the use of chemical weapons.“

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