This is kind of what I was aiming at in why I think we jumped into the Iraq war. I feel the U.S. didn't want Israel to exercise its muscle too much. Now, with the political fallout of Iraq, it may be the U.S. feels forced to sit this one out, which means Iran and Israel are probably going to end up at each other throats. This may be why the hinting about us going into Iran has been going on. Nothing happens in a vacuum. Israel might have been pushing for us to go into Iran. When the U.S. hesitated, they upped the escalation the first chance they got.
It will be interesting to see if they pull back and then we suddenly find the resolve to go after Iran. I think the fear is real of Israel going after Iran, and then the rest of the area joining in the fight. Are we then forced to help our ally? And then what about China and Russia rushing to help Iran? This really could get ugly fast.
I don't know the answer, thats for sure. Do we want Israel to dictate our foreign policy, or do they already dictate it by default? Imagine how just the entire region fighting could disrupt our oil supply and then our economy? Then think about a full scale nuclear blowout. Unless we can talk Israel into leaving the area, which we all know isn't going to happen, it may just be a matter of time until the area really does start Armegeddon. Don't fool yourself into thinking peace can happen with Israel in the picture, it just doesn't appear possible.
On a side note, this is why we really do need to find alternative oil reserves or energy sources.