They are pushing us to take them out before the election... gambling that we will take out systems they can easily replace or are duplicated elsewhere... and that it will trigger election of France's candidate; John Effing Kerry, who wll back down from the pan arab state we are at war with as a proxy for the communists worldwide and their satellite states.
"They are pushing us to take them out before the election... "
You mean like N Korea pushed us?
The US isn't about to attack a nuclear-capable country until there is literally no alterative except attack or be attacked immediately instead.