>this may be too conspiracy theory-esque, but if I were going to strike
>Iran, this is exactly the kind of political split between the US and
>Israel that I would want to project. If Israel and the US were to go at it
>together, this spat would be an excellent way to make the strike a
>surprise. If Israel were to go at it alone, the spat gives the US
>plausible deniability of involvement.
Yep, Neocon, but maybe necessary.,