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Kerry: "Special operations against Al Qaeda and other foreign terrorists in Iraq should be initiated only on hard intelligence leads."

Reality: That's what's being done now, Mr. Kerry.

Kerry: "We will defeat Al Qaeda faster when we stop serving as its best recruitment tool."

Reality: As the Sept. 11 attacks proved, just being the home of the brave and the land of the free makes America Al Qaeda's best "recruitment tool." It was that way before Iraq -- and it will stay that way much longer if we turn tail and run.

Kerry: "An exit from Iraq will also strengthen our hand in dealing with the Iranian nuclear threat ..."

Reality: How?

Kerry: " ... and allow us to repair the damage of repeated deployments, which flag officers believe has strained military readiness and morale."

Reality: If morale is suffering, why is the reenlistment rate among combat-committed units (average 106 percent) at unprecedentedly high levels?

Kerry's half-witted harangue has attracted considerable attention in the media. It is being widely circulated in the Islamic press. But it's no formula for success. It should instead be described as a plan to abandon ship.

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