Iran: Obama's hand about to be forced?

[Deckard]

I've been expecting this, with the new right-wing leadership in Israel no doubt deeply unhappy about Obama's carefully-does-it approach to Iran.

[from The Times]

The Israeli military is preparing itself to launch a massive aerial assault on Iran's nuclear facilities within days of being given the go-ahead by its new government.

“Israel wants to know that if its forces were given the green light they could strike at Iran in a matter of days, even hours. They are making preparations on every level for this eventuality. The message to Iran is that the threat is not just words,” one senior defence official told The Times.

The jailed Iranian-American journalist/spy already presented a hurdle in the path forward. Now, with Iranian elections just around the corner, few things would galvanize support for Ahmedinajad like an Israeli strike.

<cynic>Get ready for an angry Left as Obama sits on his hands until the Israeli strikes end, then refuses to condemn them.</cynic>