this way, if obama attacks iran at any point in the next 3 years, she can take credit for it. And yes, there are morons who will say it is because of her.
See, she did this with Rahm too. He was supposed to be fired in early 2010 anyway - it was reported last year. But now, if he's fired at anytime in the next 3 years, the Palin handpuppets will take credit for it.
Maybe she should just predict rain in the USA somewhere in the next week. When it happens, we can assign her godlike powers over the weather.