Iraq:

Analysis of the violence in Iraq indicates a strong upswing over the course of the past six months. The Bush administration is now preparing for the eventuality that the new government in the country will not survive. It appears that the Bush Iraqi spin of the last five and a half years is starting to wind down.

In the U. S. Senate, Senator Jown W. Warner (Republican-Virginia), chair of the Armed Services Committee, stated that the authorization for the use of armed forces might need to be re-examined. Warner has been a strong supporter of Bush to date. His comments indicate a strong shift in congressional support for the administration.

If the war in Iraq is defined by congress as a civil war, the U. S. involvement will become untenable in the eyes of most citizens. It would appear that events in Connecticut have reverberated within the Rupublican party as well as among Democrats.