Iran better watch out for an attack.

The drum rolls are beating strong.

Joe Biden has stated that Isreal is best capable of deciding its threat and taking action.

Though Obama has played the Good guy to Biden's Bad guy, he is under pressure to get results from Iran for his soft approach.

And Israel has to do something to get back the US support.

So what better way than to do the hard job for US and take out Iran's nuclear facilities and get US in its debt for the next few decades.

Obama is painting himself into a corner, the latest being the September deadline for Iran to dial back on its nuclear development.

Clinton has sent the message that time is running out for Iran and military options are not ruled out.

And the US is drumming up support from Europe and Russia for some sort of action.

Sanctions have not worked in the past and will not be effective again.

All this with no clear sign that Iran is pursuing nuclear weaponry.

With Afganistan turning into another Iraq (what with troop surge, getting UK deeper in, increasing casualties), the US may soon need some victory on another front.

The recent elections in Iran did not go the way the West expected and now they are stuck with the hardliners Ahmedinijad and the Ayotollahs for some more years.

Could be that Israel is being encouraged to up the ante slowly for a final assault.

Will this strategy of intimidation fly ?

Not sure. US and Israel may have to deliver on their threats soon.

Where is the UN ? Sleepy and silent as always.

And the Arabs ? They don't really have a clue and are not able to exert any influence, notwithstanding the Oil they own.