Methinks that something is going on between the US and Israel that is clandestine in nature. President Bush gave the Israelies time to accomplish what they needed to do while coming out with a position that minimizes the anti-US fires in the Arab world.
The Islam world is heating up to a pro-war explosion. Something has to be done to cool that process while bringing protection to an acceptable level. Was this the reason for the speech?
President Bush may need time for certain military assets to be in place, or more time for the construction of missiles and other necessities. He's playing for time, be it to cool tempers or to horde weapons and personnel it's fine with me.