I think it would be pretty unfair to judge the Democratic power shift on how it deals with Iraq. Iraq is fucked, going into the conflict without due cause and most importantly without an exit plan has made it so. To expect the Democrats to magic the situation better is exactly what the Bush administration wants people to think, so that when the next election comes along he can claim that the problem is the Democrats doing - I can see him saying something along the lines of "well I had a plan, but these guys reckoned they could do better...we gave them a chance and look they haven't done it! Iraq is messed up and it is all the Democrats fault. Vote for x and you'll get more money spent on defense and we'll fix this thing for you folks. blah blah"
I think that the Democrats can perhaps only succeed in stopping the rot and re-engaging the international community. If they can do that then Iraq has a chance of getting fixed in our life time - a chance mind only a chance...
I just hope that we in Britain can follow the courage of the voting American public and vote for an administration change of our own!
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