Poll Watch: CNN/ORC Survey on the Situation in Syria

CNN/ORC Poll on the Situation in Syria

Would you favor or oppose the U.S. and other countries using military airplanes and missiles to try to establish zones inside Syria where the opposition forces would be safe from attacks by the Syrian government?

• Favor 48%
• Oppose 47%

And would you favor or oppose the U.S. and other countries using ground troops to try to establish zones inside Syria where the opposition forces would be safe from attacks by the Syrian government?

• Favor 31%
• Oppose 66%

Would you favor or oppose the U.S. and other countries sending weapons and other military supplies to the opposition forces who are fighting to remove the Syrian government from power?

• Favor 49%
• Oppose 47%

As far as you are concerned, should the removal of the Syrian government from power be a very important foreign policy goal of the U.S., a somewhat important goal, not too important, or not an important goal at all?

• Very important 21%
• Somewhat important 45%
• Not very important 17%
• Not important at all 14%

Survey of 911 registered voters was conducted August 7-8, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.