Should We Be Arming Syrian Rebel Opposition?

Americans oppose supplying military aid to Syrian rebels, but they are not paying much attention to the situation in Syria, according to new national polls.

In a Gallup poll released Monday, 54 percent of respondents said they disapproved of the Obama administration's decision to "supply direct military aid to Syrian rebels fighting against the government in Syria," while 37 percent said they approved."*

According to a new poll, most Americans do not approve of the U.S. arming rebels in Syria to fight the Assad regime, though that appears to be falling on deaf ears. Has the conflict gotten to the point that arming rebels is the best way to end it? Michael Shure, Ben Mankiewicz, and John Iadarola discuss.

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