Knowing then what he knows today about the lack of
weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, Kerry still would have voted to
authorize the war and "in all probability" would have launched a
military attack to oust Hussein by now if he were president, Kerry
national security adviser Jamie Rubin said in an interview Saturday. As
recently as Friday, the Massachusetts senator had said he only "might"
have still gone to war. Kerry and Rubin also are detailing a new Iraq
policy to "significantly" reduce the number of U.S. troops in Iraq
during the first six months of a Kerry administration. In an NPR
interview Friday, Kerry said: "I believe that within a year from now,
we could significantly reduce American forces in Iraq, and that's my
plan." His comments took several aides by surprise. Until the
interview, Kerry's stated policy was to significantly reduce troops by
the end of his first term. [more]
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