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New poll: Syria intervention even less popular than Congress
The Washington Post ^ | August 26, 2013 | Max Fisher

Posted on 08/27/2013 5:51:46 AM PDT by Colonel Kangaroo

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll has finally found something that Americans like even less than Congress: the possibility of U.S. military intervention in Syria. Only 9 percent of respondents said that the Obama administration should intervene militarily in Syria; a RealClearPolitics poll average finds Congress has a 15 percent approval rating, making the country’s most hated political body almost twice as popular.

The Reuters/Ipsos poll was taken Aug.19-23, the very same week that horrific reports emerged strongly suggesting that Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons against his own people, potentially killing hundreds or even thousands of civilians. If there were ever a time that Americans would support some sort of action, you’d think this would be it. But this is the lowest support for intervention since the poll began tracking opinion on the issue...

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; iran; lebanon; randsconcerntrolls; syria; turkey; warpowersact
The will of people is no longer sovereign. That doesn't sound like a republic.
1 posted on 08/27/2013 5:51:46 AM PDT by Colonel Kangaroo
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To: Colonel Kangaroo
The pRes_ _ent does not even recognize the flag.

He does recognize ... and immediately helps ... al Qaeda/MB.


2 posted on 08/27/2013 5:54:39 AM PDT by Diogenesis
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

That’s right. It doesn’t matter what the will of the people is. What matters is Great Leader and what he wants. He’s smarter than us and has better ears and, after all these years, he still gives real good speech. So poll schmoll... If Great Leader says we’re going to bomb Syria, by golly we’ll do it, and we’ll shut up about it! Let us just count our blessings that we get to know about it.


3 posted on 08/27/2013 5:58:12 AM PDT by AD from SpringBay (http://jonah2eight.blogspot.com/)
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To: Diogenesis

Hussein is boxed in. His big-mouthed Secretary of state has bloviated about the situation to the point that he can’t walk his comments back.

We’re about to see how well our 2009 Nobel Peace Prizing winning dunderhead can swallow a cactus!!!!


4 posted on 08/27/2013 6:00:08 AM PDT by Hillary'sMoralVoid
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To: Hillary'sMoralVoid
We’re about to see how well our 2009 Nobel Peace Prizing winning dunderhead can swallow a cactus!!!!

He might do so by droning Christian neighborhoods in Damascus.

5 posted on 08/27/2013 6:05:05 AM PDT by ScottinVA (If you don't care about Antonio Santiago, sure as hell don't whine about Trayvon Martin.)
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

Please...

If we do anything, it’ll be black ops (if we’re not already there) or a few not so well placed cruise missiles ala Slick Willie.

There will be no air campaign or boots on the ground. What we should do is “accidentally” attack both sides. Oooop, you know bad we infidels are at aiming...sorry for blowing up your falafel. Our bad.

One less is just that.


6 posted on 08/27/2013 6:08:36 AM PDT by TangledUpInBlue (I have no home. I'm the wind.)
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To: Colonel Kangaroo
McCain and Grahamnsety want us to invade Sryia, Iran, ....they think the Iraq Afghanistan adventures into imposing Democracy were great successes.
7 posted on 08/27/2013 6:15:10 AM PDT by sickoflibs (To GOP : Any path to US Citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position.)
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

Muslims killing Muslims.

Absolutely nothing about that that we should give a smelly Obama about.


8 posted on 08/27/2013 6:31:23 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Da Coyote
No.
It's about Obama KILLING Christians!

SYRIAN CHRISTIAN: WHY IS OBAMA BACKING ISLAMIST REBELS WHO ARE KILLING US ?
9 posted on 08/27/2013 6:32:51 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

Paging Cindy Sheehan....Cindy Sheehan....
Paging Cindy....ahh, nevermind.


10 posted on 08/27/2013 6:54:42 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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11 posted on 08/27/2013 7:02:13 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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