The anti-war side of the advocacy world has slowed down, too: some Democratic-leaning groups that ran TV ads defending opposition to the Iraq war have turned their attention more recently to domestic issues.

The liberal Americans United for Change, for instance, which aired ads back in the 2008 cycle pressuring Republican lawmakers to break ranks on Iraq (and accusing then-Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman of wanting “permanent war” there) says Syria isn’t on the top of its agenda. AUC president Brad Woodhouse said there are “no current plans” to dive into that debate.

“We’re busy on Obamacare and gearing up for the budget fight,” said Woodhouse, formerly a top strategist at Obama’s Democratic National Committee.