Polling on arms to Syria

Given the news that the EU is not to renew the ban on sending arms to Syria, I thought it worth revisiting some of the recent polling on the subject. YouGov asked about supplying arms to the Syrian rebels at the start of the month and found very little support. Only 17% supported sending arms, with 56% opposed.

Polling back in April had delved a little deeper into opinions of sending arms to Syria. People were actually far more positive towards sending protective military equipment, such as flak jackets and helmets (46% support, 30% oppose). There was much less support for sending actual guns (only 17% support) and overwhelming opposition towards sending heavy weaponry (11% support, 64% oppose).

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