Iran, in Today's News 07.06.09

Iran. Today's Wall Street Journal (page A8): "Meanwhile, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden suggested that Washington wouldn't stand in the way of a possible Israeli-led military attack on Iran's nuclear facilities."

Biden sometimes shoots off his mouth, but in this case he seems to be articulating America's slight shift in policy. 

Now that the American and British intelligence operations have had their fun in the Iranian post-election period, it is now time to move on to a new stage of the confrontation with Iran.

Note that WSJ paraphrases Biden as saying "Israeli-led." Israeli-led means the involvement of more than Israel. And the only more-than that is available is the United States. Even if Israel bombs Iran by itself, Biden's statement commits the US to full participation in the aftermath. And Biden's statement leaves plenty of room for the US to be completely involved in a military attack on Iran. The question is when.