True but Obama has announced the removal of all US forces from Iraq by the end of the year I believe. Once that happens the balance of power in the region changes. Israel may feel they have to act before then or stand alone. I think if they are leaking a December date they would strike sooner than then.
True, but that if the balance of power changes in Iraq then we would likely have troops send back in to keep the balance what it was before we left. We have had troops in Germany and South Korea for decades to keep the balance of power where we wanted it, I dont think there would be issues with having troops in Iraq for 10 years or more to keep the balance of power shifted towards us. Even Obama at this point understands conceptually as to why we need to keep these balances stable.