How does it redound to his advantage?
But hear me out (hope I can put this down right).
Tin foil first. I believe this administration has "handlers" to the tune of $$$$; not grand conspiracy.
Outside that, this administration has shown time and again to make short sighted decisions and over-bearing with them. I would not be surprised in the slightest if the "strategists" in this administration look at Iran as Carter's failure in America's mind. Blame the Bush Administration for somehow not righting that; then attacking Iran thinking they can score a quick win and show everyone wrong!! w00t!
Only problem is, they make snap decisions and won't complete the task. Iran; as much as we like to dis them; will have a say in this as well. It will spell all sorts of disaster and we'll STILL have Obama at the helm for two more years compounding it. ("IT" being economical, shipping, terrorizing whomever. Bottom line, Iran will make everyone's lives miserable and a butt load of blood will be shed all the while the idiots who started it all will come out physically un-scathed!).
This country’s tendency to rally around the President during war. He then uses his “popularity” to campaign in the close races. If this is the strategy we will hear more drum banging in the next 60 days with the strike in late September. Gives 30 days to leverage campaigns. My guess is it won’t happen because of his base issues—his base wouldn’t rally around war if Iran dropped a bomb on New York City and the Dim’s are going to need their socialist base if they have any chance at all of stopping a total November melt down at the polls.