In the media invested korporate sponsored multi-ring circus of the U.S. electoral system, look for an October Surprise. The Committee chairmanship appears. When you hold on to a coat tail, typically, one follows someone's ass. The ass, is after all, the symbol of the Democratic Party. You have to know that Iraq is not what you say after you set up a pool table for the start of a new game.
History offers a few events for review.
In return for holding the fifty-two Americans until after the election, the Republicans promised to pay back Iran through surreptitious arms deliveries via Israel. Jimmy Carter was also planning the surprise release of the hostages just before the election. His surprised got surprised. All the important stuff. In the name of preserving American values, the rabbit getting magically pulled out of the political hat, could be a little skirmish with Iraq, tied exactly to a date and time that gives Al Gore the needed attention and added momentum to overcome the Green Party nuisance and threat to victory over Dubya, the executioner par excellence.