New Iraq Policy

As the Dem's have seized the House and hold a slight majority in the Senate, they hold much power to legislate the future of American policy in Iraq. Certainly a big blow to the White House, the Dem's now have the power to chair key committees. Senator McCain, an admirant supportor of deploying more troops into Iraq, would of headed the Senate Armed Services Committee should the GOP have won. But that seat will now be in the hands of Senator Carl Levin (D-Mich), who is a supporter of leaving Iraq asap.
The Dem's are already on a collision course with President Bush, as they have released a plan to gradually bring troops back within the next four months. The key word there would be gradual. The Dem's will delay suggesting complete withdrawal until 2008 where they will continue to make it an election issue.