With the carrier groups in position it is probably better to dither a bit It will be costing billions per day ? to keep them there. Russia is keen for them to put off the inevitable for now too.
I wonder when the allies will decide to conduct a Gulf of Tonkin incident, the Israelis could bomb them and blame it on Iran . The US has launched massive attacks before on outright lies, especially if the lie is grandiose.
Who could ever believe the Israelis would bomb the US fleet sent there to protect them ? Apart from a few living sailors from the Liberty that is. ,
