Who'd start this new war, anyway?

Steve Rendall points to perhaps the most absurd bit of Elisabeth Bumiller's NYT article on how Israel might bomb Iran:

Iran could also strike back with missiles that could hit Israel, opening a new war in the Middle East, though some Israeli officials have argued that the consequences would be worse if Iran were to gain a nuclear weapon.

It's only a war once the 'bad guy' sends the missiles. Short of that, you can kill whoever you want and it's not war yet.