Washington (CNN) – A majority of Americans would support a move by the United States and other allies to establish a no fly zone in Libya, according to a new national poll.
But a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey also indicates that most of the public would oppose a move to send ground troops to fight in the civil war in the north African nation. The poll, released Monday, also suggests Americans are divided on how President Barack Obama is handling the crisis.
Fifty-six percent of Americans say they would favor the U.S. and other allied countries establishing a “no-fly zone” in Libya, with four in ten opposed. The move would allow U.S. aircraft or missiles to shoot down
Libyan airplanes and attack Libyan airbases in order prevent the country’s embattled leader, Moammar Gadhafi, from using his air force to attack rebel troops.
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