Kerry makes a bold promise:

"Mr. Kerry said, 'I would consider it an unsuccessful policy if I hadn't brought significant numbers of troops back within the first term. And I will do that.'"

"Within the first term." Which would be "within the next four and a half years." If there are still over 100,000 American troops in Iraq even two years from now, under any administration (and I'm specifically including the administration that would be formed if Bush resigned and Cheney named Wolfowitz as his V.P.), I'll eat my hat.