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Polls: Few Believe Strike Would Dissuade Chemical Warfare

Season 2013 Episode 2520 | 6m 46s

Two new polls show that most Americans do not support the idea of a limited military strike by the U.S. government against Syria for conducting a chemical weapons attack on civilians. Michael Dimock of the Pew Research Center and Jennifer Agiesta of the Associated Press join Gwen Ifill to look closely at public opinion.

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