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Rogozin says Republican victory sign of national consolidation after 9/11

MOSCOW. Nov 6 (Interfax) - Chairman of the Russian State Duma's International Affairs Committee Dmitri Rogozin believes that the U.S. has rallied around the George W. Bush administration after September 11, 2001, which can be seen from the results of the current midterm elections.

"The results available at the moment were easy to predict. It was clear from the beginning that the Republicans would hold on to their majority in the Congress and would even enlarge it," Rogozin told Interfax on Wednesday.

He said that the outcome of the elections was largely influenced by the terrorist attack of September 11, which changed the American nation's psychology. "The Americans became aware that their country is in a state of war, as a result of which the nation rallied around the current administration," he said.

He pointed out that "in fact, the Democrats did not offer any effective resistance to the Republicans. Moreover, they often supported the administration, including on the use of force against Iraq." The Democrats have not developed any new look into what is happening in their country and in the world, and this has surely told on the outcome of the midterm elections," said Rogozin.

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