Obama didn't stop the war on Syrians, WE DID. By we, I mean the peace advocates on this board, and

[go west young man]

100. Your on the money. Good article.

Here's another link to what Syrian intervention is really about. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MID-02-130813.html
Those who tout Obama as a master chess player today are a touch delusional. He just simply made the best of a bad situation, one that he had put himself and America into. Granted getting rid of any chemical weapons is progress but in my mind weapons are weapons regardless of what type they are and whoever has them...and we use plenty of them. When we get rid of all of them it is truly a great day. The real question is why are we involved with Syria at all? The article above explains who really benefits in "The Great Game" and it isn't us. Your link points out Brzezinski knows something doesn't smell right in Denmark. Today the president has won a small political victory at home and taken the light off the investigation into who really orchestrated and paid for the chemical attack. I have a feeling the investigation wasn't going to play out our way. In other words... Saudi involvement. Regardless of what happens in Syria and any small political victories at home today I have a feeling that at the end of the day the people benefitting will simply be the MIC, the NeoCons, Israel, and the house of Saud. In other words same old same old...they get richer ..and America continues to be in a depressed economic situation at home.