MPs 'right to reject Syria military action' - BBC poll
Source: BBC
Almost three-quarters of people believe MPs were right to reject UK military action in Syria, a poll commissioned by the BBC suggests.
The poll also suggested 72% did not think the move would damage the UK-US relationship - and two-thirds said they would not care if it did.
ICM Research spoke to 1,000 adults in England, Scotland and Wales by telephone between Friday and Monday.
Downing Street has said there will be no second Parliamentary vote on Syria.
Read more: http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23931479
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Look at the results of several ways to get at the question of what the US should do. Taking one of them could back either side. http://pollingreport.com/syria.htm What this shows to me is that there might be a lot of people weary of war who preferred not getting involved at all or limiting it to humanitarian aid - the level of support that the Obama administration had actually given before the chemical attacks. It is clear AFTER them, there is support to do more, but ONLY if it is defined as very closed end. Note that only when the question BOTH emphasizes the atrocity of chemical weapons use (stated as fact - without even the qualification of "highly certain"
AND a description that limits the military response does this reach 50 or in one question 58%.
To me, the most fascinating thing here is the importance of how the question is asked.
