Our elections are more important!

Military actions in Iraq being put on hold until after the US election:

The Bush administration plans to delay major assaults on rebel-held cities in Iraq until after U.S. elections in November, say administration officials, mindful that large-scale military offensives could affect the U.S. presidential race.

Huh, ya' think? Nah, we love body bags. But there's that other pesky thing:

Still, Pentagon officials say that it may not be militarily feasible to bring every Iraqi city in the Sunni Triangle under the control of U.S. forces and the Iraqi government in time for the January election.

eh, well, we only need a handful of Iraqis voting in that election anyway, to hear the State Department tell it...