Byline: CARL P. LEUBSDORF
It's widely believed that a Democratic victory in next month's elections would launch renewed pressure on President Bush to change course in Iraq. But significant pressure is starting even before the balloting - and it's coming from some key Republican allies.
Rep. Chris Shays, R-Conn., and Sen. John Warner, R-Va., recently deplored the Iraqi government's failure to curb spiraling violence.
Even more important was a clear signal from former Secretary of State James Baker, who heads a bipartisan panel assigned to find a way out of the quagmire.
Their messages were similar: The United States can't wait forever for the …
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