The Icon

Robert Kaplan says George Bush thinks Israel is

an icon to be both supported and worshipped.

Arnaud de Borchgravew notes U.S. Congressional Resolution 362 and Senate Resolution 580, but concludes that

with three former U.S. CENTCOM commanders on record against the military option, it was hard to see how Israel could strike on its own -- without shutting the Persian Gulf down.

P.S. Simon Tisdall reports on internal divisions in Iran.