The vast majority of Americans say the U.S. government should avoid taking military action in Syria, says a new poll.

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The vast majority of Americans say the U.S. government should avoid taking military action in Syria, says a new poll.

China's Xinhua news agency on Friday quoted a Gallup poll conducted on May 28 to 29 showed that 68 percent of Americans voiced opposition to U.S. military intervention in Syria, compared with 24 percent in favor of such action.

At the same time, 58 percent of Americans say they are not optimistic that the crisis in Syria will be resolved through diplomatic and economic means, while 27 percent agreed that such efforts will be successful, the poll said.

The American people also pay less attention to the crisis in Syria, while the poll found that less than 49 percent of respondents said they were following news about the crisis in Syria "very" or "somewhat" closely.

This is below the historical average of 60 percent to more than 200 news events Gallup has measured since 1992.

"Thus, Americans seem to have a clear preference for keeping U.S. troops out of the crisis in Syria, given the opposition to the involvement of the people even though they expect the diplomatic efforts fail to resolve the crisis," said Gallup.

The poll results came as U.S. officials and the Senate continue its meddling in Syrian affairs where Republican Senator, John McCain, infiltrated into Syria and announced his support for armed groups and provide them with more weapons.

Previously, a poll conducted in late May showed that 62 percent of Americans oppose U.S. military intervention in Syria, as OANA.