Result of Congressional elections holds implications for the world

PRESIDENT George W Bush has been particularly vocal about his determination to have the United States attack Iraq, but next week’s Congressional elections could have a tremendous impact on his ability to control an aggressive foreign policy.

At present the Republicans have only a six-seat majority in the 435-seat House of Representatives, while the Democrats have only the barest majority in the Senate.

At times the Senate has had a great influence on American foreign policy, especially during the Vietnam War when the televised hearings of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee helped to turn many Americans against that conflict. Thus control of the US Senate could be vital, not only for Bush's foreign policy, but also for his likely selection of a new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, seeing that the