As I mentioned to another poster earlier on the thread we don't need "gas in the tank" (politically, especially) for an operation targeting the Iranian nuke facilities. Again, if the plan were to invade, occupy, and police the joint your assessment would be correct. But thankfully that's not the plan. The entire operation would be over before the our liberal whiners would be able to do a damn thing about it. And that's presicely what scares them -- a clear, overwhelming military success. .....success that would assuredly lessen their chances of recapturing the WH in '08.
Without going into detail I agree with your prescription for victory in Iraq. ....and that the Bush admin. simply doesn't have the stomach for it.
With three carriers headed for the Gulf, it would be a pity to spend so much money to concentrate such power there and not use it.