All Change On Hill But No Change On Iraq

Well, the Democrats have won control of the House and it looks like they will also seize control of the Senate (even moderate conservatives think so, at this stage). The midterms are being hailed as a victory for the Dems but, even more so, a damning indictment of Bush's Iraq policy. The Moderate Voice has an excellent round-up which illustrates the point.

So what can we expect to see by way of change in that policy?

Not a lot. Certainly the Iraqis themselves don't think so. Today Bush's favorite neocon, Zalmay Khalilzad told them:

"The president is the architect of U.S. foreign policy. He is the commander in chief of our armed forces. He understands what's at stake in Iraq.

"He is committed to working with both houses of the American Congress to get support needed for the mission in Iraq to succeed," he told a reception attended by government officials, Iraqi legislators and embassy personnel.

That's still worrying rhetoric - what happens if Bush doesn't get the support for staying the course he expects as his due in his role as Commander in Chief? Have the nay-sayers carted of to Gitmo as "materially aiding" terrorists?