From The Jerusalem Post, word from John Bolton that Israel is likely to attack Iran in the window between the November general election and the January inauguration.
"The Israelis have one eye on the calendar because of the pace at which the Iranians are proceeding both to develop their nuclear weapons capability and to do things like increase their defenses," Bolton said in a Daily Telegraph interview cited by the JP.
"They're also obviously looking at the American election calendar. My judgment is they would not want to do anything before our election because there's no telling what impact it could have on the election."
However, there may be risks. "Waiting for a new president, however, would cause problems for Israel, according to Bolton." says the Jerusalem Post piece. Bolton continued: "An Obama victory would rule out military action by the Israelis because they would fear the consequences given the approach Obama has taken to foreign policy. With McCain they might still be looking at a delay."
Guess John hasn’t seen Obama's AIPAC speech yet.