I note on tonighht's news that it has been officially stated that America will not permite an Islamic Republic in Iraq, even presumably if that is what people there want.

If, between now and the US Election, the situation in Iraq has moved on to one where an army of Americans is supporting an unpopular imposed regime, in the face of armed opposition by Iraqis who would prefer something more on the lines of Iran - will that be to Bush's disadvantage or advantage?

I mean, opposing a sitting President while American soldiers are being killed in a foreign war is unpatriotic, isn't it?