U.S. Military Wants new Date to Assess Buildup: November

Of course they do. Its all about stalling for time. You could give Bush and his henchmen 5 more years and it wouldn't matter:

The Bush administration and U.S. military officials predicted Thursday that a key September report would show progress in Iraq, but that it would be November before they could judge the success of the troop buildup.

The comments — coming a day after congressional Democrats failed to force a change in the U.S. war strategy — were a new indication that the White House planned to seek still more time for its troop "surge" to stabilize the situation in Iraq.