DHAKA: The American public strongly opposes a US military intervention in Syria, despite a majority believing that president Bashar al-Assad’s regime gassed its own people.

A poll showed on Monday, reports The Straits Times.

Almost six in 10 of the 1,022 adults questioned, 59 percent, said Congress should not pass a resolution authorising even limited military action against Syria, a CNN/ORC International poll found.

More than seven in 10 said any such strike would not achieve significant US goals or serve US national interests.

And even if Congress authorises military action against Syria, a 55-percent majority would still oppose air strikes against Syrian military targets.

BDST: 1923 HRS, SEPT 09, 2013
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