I'm not a conspiracy theorist per say, but I find the idea that an invasion of Tehran might swing the Presidential Election towards the Republicans quite possible.

These were the lame ducks words yesterday, according to guardian.co.uk:

"Iran's actions threaten the security of nations everywhere, so the United States is strengthening our longstanding security commitments with our friends in the Gulf and rallying friends around the world to confront this danger before it is too late."