From Sen Edward M. Kennedy’s September 23 Floor Statement on the

Administration’s Policy in Iraq:

There’s no question that this White House see political advantage in the
war. You can see it in Karl Rove’s speeches to Republican strategists.
Just this morning, the New York Times reports that “the White House goals is
to show substantial improvement in Iraq before next fall’s reelection
campaign.

So we should wait until after November 2004 to make any substantial improvement in Iraq?