Iraq: One Year Later: Does Kerry Have A Better Idea?

MISTAKES WERE MADE GOING INTO IRAQ, HE SAYS. HE'D UNDO THEM

Some questions seem so very simple. Senator Kerry, was the war in Iraq a mistake? Was it worth the cost? And now that we're in so deep, how do we get out? Like any good politician, John Kerry knows the value of simple answers. And like any other careful student of history, he knows the risks too, for some issues just won't let you get away with a yes or a no that you can live with forever.

And so he is an uncomfortable man right now--hoarse, tired, relieved, drinking something pink from a water bottle ("energy and vitamin C stuff,"...

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