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FarCenter

(19,429 posts)
Sat Sep 7, 2013, 05:21 PM Sep 2013

No attack on Syria, no matter what, say voters [in UK]

The ICM survey for The Sunday Telegraph shows the biggest proportion of voters would not want MPs to stage a second Commons vote on intervention if United Nations weapons inspectors confirm that the August 24 attack on civilians involved chemicals.

The poll also reveals that fewer than one in five voters believes Britain should join the United States in strikes on Syria, with almost half supporting restricting action to providing humanitarian aid to refugees.

The results suggest David Cameron’s acceptance of last month’s Commons vote against his own call for military action was in line with the public mood and that the Prime Minister would be taking a big risk if he tried a second time to win the support of MPs.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10293825/No-attack-on-Syria-no-matter-what-say-voters.html
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No attack on Syria, no matter what, say voters [in UK] (Original Post) FarCenter Sep 2013 OP
What a great test for our 'so called' democracies malaise Sep 2013 #1

malaise

(268,693 posts)
1. What a great test for our 'so called' democracies
Sat Sep 7, 2013, 05:26 PM
Sep 2013

Representative democracies are supposed to represent the will of the people.
About time we make them understand that simple truth.

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