Shifting congressional balance opens the door to scrutiny of Washington’s policy toward the Middle East

Iran is at the forefront of the tests, with the administration being questioned about the war’s objectives and cost and pressure being applied to its funding. But Brian Katulis of the Middle East Institute recalls the experience of Bush, who lost both majorities in 2006 and then increased troop numbers in Iraq in 2007, to warn of Congress’s limits. Oversight and financial restrictions may…