British Public Oppose War With Syria, As MPs Prepare To Debate Intervention
The Huffington Post UK | Posted: 28/08/2013 07:20 BST | Updated: 28/08/2013 10:57 BST
The Huffington Post UK | Posted: 28/08/2013 07:20 BST | Updated: 28/08/2013 10:57 BST
But despite the pictures of bodies wrapped in white sheets, children with limp limbs and mourning mothers after Wednesday's apparent chemical attack outside Damascus, a YouGov survey for The Sun revealed that 74% oppose deploying British troops to the conflict-torn country, perhaps demonstrating that scars from intervention in Iraq are too raw.
24% say the atrocity has turned them in favour of action, while it has had the opposite effect on 5%. Meanwhile two-fifths said they remained against any involvement.
And 50% of Britons oppose attacking even with long range missiles from ships, while just a quarter are in favour of it.
It showed that British military involvement is unpopular no matter what political party people support, with Ukip voters the most strongly against it at 68%
The poll also showed that nearly half oppose enforcing a no-fly-zone, while nearly two-thirds were against sending full-scale weapons including tanks.
And it found that a majority of almost 3-1 also think the Government should be bound by Parliament's vote .
