Iraq--The Effects on the '08 Elections

Different topic. For the most part, those who regularly post on political subjects on this forum know where most stand with regard to Iraq and the Bush's administration's foreign policy.

However, we have national elections in 16 months--we elect a new president, all House seats are up, a third of Senate seats are up.

Admittedly, 16 months in politics is a long way off. Another 9.11 attack, another war, could change the political calculus. But the way things stand now, unless we substantially reduce our presence in Iraq over the next 6 to 9 months, the Republican party is going to take a bath in November 2008. I am talking about significant gains for the Democrats in both houses of Congress and a real chance of Hillary, whose negative ratings are awfully high, getting elected president (and the next president will name at least one and likely two Supreme Court justices).

Forget about whether our policies in Iraq and the Middle East are ultimately wise or not. What about their impact on the 2008 elections?