Only if we’re in the war. Obama is not a wartime commander if the U.S. is not at war. Obama will not come to the aid of Israel; he doesnt’t have it within himself to do it. So the idea of a “wartime commander” is moot. He would just look like he’s hanging the Israelis out to dry.
Do you really think that the typical "swing voter" is sophisticated enough...thoughtful enough...to have figured that out in the handful of days between the start of an attack and Election Day?? I suggest to you that they're not...not even close.