Should the U.S. intervene in Syria? Readers weigh in

President Obama announced on Saturday that he would postpone military intervention against Syria’s Assad regime until Congress had the opportunity to consider and approve the measure. "We should have this debate,” Obama said, “because the issues are too big for business as usual."

The proposal has yielded a deep split in the American public. While the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a resolution giving the president authority to use military force on Wednesday, the latest Pew poll shows that more Americans oppose than support such intervention in Syria, by a 48% to 29% margin. Town halls held by members of Congress across the nation have yielded spirited – and divisive – debate on whether to act.

Here at Al Jazeera America, we’re opening this question up to you.

Post your response in the field below or tweet your answer to @AJAM with the hashtag #for or #against. Or, if you want to submit video, audio, or photos as well as or in addition to words, you can email files or links to jared.keller@aljazeera.net with 'Syria Intervention' in the subject line. (If you need help, follow these guides on uploading to YouTube, Vimeo, and SoundCloud.)

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