User blog comment:Ty Rezac/world war III is near/@comment-4758513-20120222013510/@comment-4727448-20120320010631

There's always the possibility that this suggested war could start within a second term of Obama. If he did not declare war on Iran, this would give Republicans ground to defeat Democrats in the 2016. However, there are no strong Democratic candidates who could actually make a stand in 2016. The scales would already be tipped towards the Republicans, but this would tip them further.