Poll after poll, and call after call into congressional offices show that citizens really don't want to attack Syria.
And not only is it unpopular, it's historically unpopular.
Here's a Gallup poll out Friday, with comparisons to other major military operations since 1991, with Syria lagging well behind:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/09/attacking-syria-is-the-least-popular-intervention-idea-in-recent-memory/279432/
And not only is it unpopular, it's historically unpopular.
Here's a Gallup poll out Friday, with comparisons to other major military operations since 1991, with Syria lagging well behind:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/09/attacking-syria-is-the-least-popular-intervention-idea-in-recent-memory/279432/