It will be interesting to see how Obama deals with the situation in Iraq. It looks more and more like the US has won. That is unacceptable to Democrats, so how can Obama turn it around. I think he would like to announce defeat and leave, but the public may be too aware of the true situation so that may not be viable. I'm sure the Democrats are working on a a way to deny a victory to Bush. Here are some thoughts on this from 'Flopping Aces:'

http://www.floppingaces.net/2009/02/08/the-leaders-who-brought-victory-to-iraq/#more-16637