" I don’t doubt for a second that BO’s handlers are looking at this now as a game changer "
It's not like it will be some quickie to be all fix all problems.
They think it will be the same for him as it was for George Bush Sr. in Feb 1991... it won't.
This could very well send the middle east into a major war that could escalate into a war were some nukes could be released on Iran or Syria.
In the first 24-48 hours of any news that Iran shut down or sunk any ships Strait of Hormuz gasoline prices here will most likely go to over $ 5.00.
The stock markets will respond negatively and this is something the world's economy can't afford.
I agree. This idea of a nice, tidy, limited attack on Iran including US involvement just appeared out of nowhere this morning. Some former Clinton official just floated the idea and it was picked up by the Israeli press:
“Rothkopf, a former Clinton administration official and international relations expert, quoted a source said to be close to the discussions, which claimed that a small-scale attack is currently viewed as the most likely military option. Such strike, the source said, is likely to only take a few hours and would be conducted by air, using bombers and supported by drones.”
Contrast this with what the administration was putting out just a couple weeks ago led by Gen. Martin Dempsey stating unequivocally that the US would not be complicit in any sort of attack on Iran.
The political dynamics seem to be changing very rapidly, but the idea that this would be a limited operation completely ignores the dynamics in the region.
I'm guessing this is just a trial balloon designed to gauge voter response.