This Buchanan piece is kind of on thread: Will Obama Play the War Card?

Starting a war is Obama’s trump card. If he gets routed in the fall elections and faces loss of the ability to forward his agenda, he can always go to war.

Buchanon makes this statement: “Republican leader Mitch McConnell has made clear the Senate is seizing control of the Iran portfolio. “If the Obama administration will not take action against this regime, then Congress must.”"

This could also serve as Obama’s opportunity to reach across the aisle and prove his bi-partisanship, all the while guaranteeing his retention of power. Too me it looks the Republicans have been as outmaneuvered as they were in 1933-48.