After two days of Congressional testimony from the commanding General in Iraq and the US Ambassador to that nation, President Bush is expected to embrace most if not all of the military's recommendations for US troop levels in Iraq.

There was basically zero political movement in the political battle over the war in Iraq the past two days in Congress, as lamwakers made clear the best chance for change comes with this November's elections.

As Iraq War Commander General David Petraeus goes before two U.S. Senate committees today, it will be difficult not to think about this day in political terms, as all three Senators running for President return for a day focused on Iraq.

As Senators John McCain, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama return for hearings today on the Iraq war with commanding General David Petraeus, put on your strategy hat for a moment, and let's think about what you want to achieve from your few hours back at your day job.

While the Iraq War has been playing Second Fiddle to the economy in recent months in the Congress, that will change this week as Iraq War Commander General David Petraeus goes before lawmakers for hearings.

It was supposed to be a speech where Barack Obama would address the at times controversial statements of his former pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Instead it turned it something much bigger than that.

A few months ago, I would have figured that the days leading up to the five year anniversary of the start of the current Iraq War would have been filled with news about Iraq. Instead, Iraq has been a bit player on the newscasts for the most part.

After several days of at times snippy back and forth on the Senate floor, Democrats pulled a bill that would have ended combat operations in Iraq within 120 days of being signed into law.

While President Bush isn't quite ready to get fully involved in the 2008 Campaign to replace him, ("Not yet," he said to laughter at a White House news conference,) he did take a few jabs at the two leading Democrats Thursday.