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Should the U.S. overthrow President Assad of Syria?

Should Australia overthrow President Assad of Syria?

In September 2015 foreign minister Julie Bishop announced that Australia would no longer support the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Bishop explained that Assad's government and military would be needed to help prevent the spread of ISIS in the region and removing him would further destabilise the region. Opponents of the decision, including the Labor party, argue that Australia should not be picking sides in the Syrian conflict.

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27% Yes	73% No
13% Yes	63% No
9% Yes, but only if we join an international coalition	8% No, this would allow ISIS to control Syria
5% Yes, but we should defeat ISIS first	1% No, Assad is their elected leader and we have no right to overthrow the leaders of sovereign nations
1% Yes, Assad is a brutal dictator and must be removed from power	1% No, and we should avoid foreign conflicts that are not an immediate threat to our security

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