Baltimore: Despite differences in approach towards Iraq between the Democrats and the Republicans which are expected to have an impact on the results of today's elections there will be "no immediate" change in US policy on the war-torn country, political analysts say.

They also see other issues, notably the peace process between the Arabs and Israelis, to remain deadlocked.

"Whatever happens in the Congress, there won't be an immediate change in the policy in Iraq," said Matthew Crenson, Political Science Professor at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, in an interview with Gulf News.

Iraq issue remained on top of topics during campaigns to elect members of the House of Representatives and Senate.

The divisions remain among the Republicans too, Crenson said.

High number of causalities of Americans in Iraq, as well as the "hopelessness and bankruptcy" of the US policy itself, are among the reasons behind the increasing opposition to the US policy in Iraq.

Many Americans believe it is about time to change that policy.

"I have not seen a time more right for a change than the present one," said a veteran American journalist in reference to the need for a change in the elected bodies. In the campaign rallies, Democrats accused the Republicans of destroying the US image by going to the war, and pledged to bring back home thousands of troops in Iraq.

The Republican President George Bush said if the Democrats won and imposed their policy in Iraq, "terrorists will win," and "America loses".

Analysts, meanwhile, ruled out the possibility of a pullout from Iraq regardless of the results of the elections. The Democrats will embarrass themselves, and lose the 2008 elections if they bring back all the troops sent to Iraq, political scientists believe.

Analysts also don't expect any progress in Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Unless magic happens, "what we are going to see is an attempt to keep things from exploding," Crenson said.