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.
30% Yes |
70% No |
9% Yes |
59% No |
11% Yes, but only if we join an international coalition |
11% No, this would allow ISIS to control Syria |
8% Yes, but we should defeat ISIS first |
0% 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 |
0% No, and we should avoid foreign conflicts that are not an immediate threat to our security |
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See how importance of “Overthrow of Assad” has changed over time for 41.3k Australia voters.
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Unique answers from Australia users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@5GHH7BN3yrs3Y
Build a cyclone fence around the middle-east and go back in 50 years and sweep it out with a broom They have been fighting each other for 2000 years and still haven't learn't anything
@4WZL9623yrs3Y
Let the Americans deal with it. They like war. Australia should be peace loving and distancing itself from becoming involved in war.
@4SZMX3K3yrs3Y
No, let Allah sort it out
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