Of course nothing is going to change! We knew that all along, didn’t we? There are only three things that matter to Bush & Co. when it comes to Iraq, and those are: holding onto as much oil as possible, awarding tons and tons of money to his friends in the war contracting business, and eventually sticking the next president with this whole mess.

And, as always, our chimpy cheerleader, (a spoiled brat that’s never gotten his comeuppance), will get what he wants. Why not? There’s no one to stand in his way. Heroes only exist in comic books and the American past.

No big shifts planned after report on Iraq

Despite mixed signs of progress, White House senses political cover

CRAWFORD, Tex. - Despite political pressure for a change of course in Iraq, the White House hopes to keep in place its existing military strategy and troop levels there after the mid-September report from Army Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, administration officials said.

Even as the administration faced a new call this week from Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.), a leading ally, to begin at least a symbolic withdrawal of troops by Christmas, White House officials said privately that they are not contemplating making major shifts before early next year. They said that next month’s report is likely to highlight what they see as significant improvements in security over the past year and that they expect the president to assert that now is not the time to dramatically change approaches.

One senior White House official expressed the prevailing mood, saying he does not expect a “wholesale change in plans” next month.

Michael Abramowitz, Washingtonpost.com

Source: MSNBC.com