Frikkin' amazing! No US war in Syria!

I think one of the most important & surprising developments of 2013 was Barack Obama's failed attempt to intervene militarily in Syria, in the wake of September's chemical weapons attack over there. I can't list enough reasons why I opposed the prospective bombing, strafing, "humanitarian" intervention that the gung-ho among us desired, even while I agree that that what's happening in Syria every day is absolutely ATROCIOUS. But beware, I said, and say today: The slippery slope of full-fledged war, which has been a frequent consequence of "limited" US interventions during years past. All Obama's guarantees that there would be no American boots on the ground notwithstanding. Yet I wouldn't romanticize the American public's opposition - they reacted the way they did for a variety of reasons - wrong war, wrong time, dislike of Obama, and above all, simple war weariness in a country that's been in a state of permanent battle every single day since 9/11/2001. My own disdain for the idea of bombing Damascus stems mainly from a strong mistrust of US intentions, and a pretty thorough knowledge of US military history. This country MUST STOP acting as if it's obliged to get entangled in every humanitarian crisis or civil war taking place on the globe. "Our" interventions just since WW2 can be counted by the score, and have been overwhelmingly negative in their impact. USA only tends to exacerbate any crisis, anywhere, through the liberal application of its own chemical and radiological weapons - including depleted uranium and white phosphorous - as was done in Iraq, Afghanistan and the former Yugoslavia. To say nothing of all the other lethal toys in its arsenal. So I was pleased most of the US public opposed yet another likely, prolonged war, and also gratified that Syria's chemical weapons are apparently being successfully destroyed as a result of diplomatic efforts. Even if the destruction process itself will cause further ecological harm; it would have been even worse if Syrian storage facilities had been struck by bombs or missiles. Remember Gulf War Syndrome! Of course I regret that the atrocities being committed by the Damascus regime continue unhindered; I DON'T have the answer, DON'T know what the solution might be.... but I don't think it lies in further bankrupting an already bankrupt USA. Happy 2014, and so long 2013. Most observers I've read or heard agree on one thing - 2013 was a HELL of a year. A year with a lot of startling news, most of it negative, IMHO. Let's hope, pray even if that's your bag, that 2014 turns out to be "...a good one, without any fear."