Israeli-US war games postponed (or maybe canceled)!Thank goodness it's an election year and someone in the Obama campaign spotted the optics of major war games with U.S.-Israeli military participating in large numbers while the saber rattling goes on with Iran, and Syria teeters on the verge of collapse.Previous post on the subject: War Games. The invaluable Juan Cole on the subject.Tuesday, 1/17: Israeli FM Lieberman has offered an explanation: avoiding escalation. NYTimes.