Staying the Course, Win or Lose- November 2, 2006 BRUSSELS -- Here in Europe, people ask hopefully if a Democratic victory in the congressional elections will finally shift the direction of American foreign policy in a more benign direction. But congressional elections rarely affect the broad direction of American foreign policy. A notable exception was when Congress cut funding for American military operations in support of South Vietnam in 1973. Yet it's unlikely that a Democratic House would cut off funds for the war in Iraq in the next two.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110102972.html?nav=r... |