Will US Elections Affect American Policy In Middle East ?

Marc Lynch (a.k.a Abu Aardvark) thinks it won’t much:

I’m gritting my teeth in anticipation of the next Congress becoming a platform for Iran war hawks, hyping the issue even further in anticipation of the 2012 elections… look for another round of sanctions and some kind of Iranian Liberation Act on the horizon, regardless of how things are actually going for U.S. diplomatic efforts. A GOP-controlled Congress may not go for the big $60 billion arms sale to the Saudis, what with that whole “sharia” thing. […]. But overall I think the effects are more likely to be domestic than on foreign policy or the Middle East.

True, but I think a bunch of republicans breathing down Obama’s neck is exactly what he needs to project fear when he negotiates with Mid-east players. A way of telling them: “See those fire breathers surrounding me? If you and I don’t reach a deal soon, they will get in power and start wars and probably do to you what they did to Saddam Hussein”.