NOVANEWS
According to Gallup, the majority of Americans– 51 percent– oppose taking military action against the Syrian government, while 36 percent are in favor of such action.
The poll also indicates that 13 percent of people in the survey had no opinion.
Moreover, a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll has shown that nearly 60 percent of Americans are against missile strikes on Syria
Even though Americans were initially more supportive of previous military conflicts, including the ones in Iraq and Afghanistan, they now see these two wars as mistakes.
Congress is currently debating whether to authorize the use of military force in Syria.
US President Barack Obama faces strong resistance from many members of Congress who are openly opposed to a strike on Syria.
The US and some of its allies want to launch missile strikes on Syria over accusations that the country used chemical weapons against militant groups, an allegation strongly rejected by the Syrian government.
The Syrian government has repeatedly said that the deadly chemical attack was carried out by militants operating inside the country in a bid to draw in a foreign military intervention.
War crimes committed by US backed militants in Syria have been well documented. A shocking video, which was recently obtained and published by The New York Times, displays the brutal and ruthless tactics adopted by the al-Qaeda linked militants in Syria.
