Reply #2: Actually Kerry stressed that it can't be done militarily and can ONLY be

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done politically. That's why he said we need to withdraw significant nyumbers of troops with every political benchmark - like the elections. Point being that positive REAL ACTIONS must accompany those efforts. He and Murtha were on the same page in emphasizing that point.

It requires INTENSE political maneuvering and diplomacy and allowing all the many countries who offered help to give the help they offered.

Bush will never do what's required and needed - if he had any sense he'd let Clinton implement Kerry's withdrawal plan and take credit for it.