DAVID ADESNIK LOOKS AT KERRY AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF: Mixed reviews. Excerpt:

I’m somewhat surprised that Kerry is using quagmire language, e.g. “bogged down” to describe the situation in Iraq. With both guerrilla attacks and American casualties falling significantly, it seems strange to say that victory is not in sight. To be sure, the insurgents’ murder of scores of Iraqis is horrific. But it is American casualty figures that matter to the electorate. As for NED and Halliburton, the good news coming out of the oil fields suggests Kerry might want to be more careful here as well. Like them or not, Cheney’s boys are doing their country a great service and an expensive one. Although highly speculative, my sense is that Kerry hasn’t been watching Iraq carefully enough to sense that the media’s pessimism may not be worth investing in.

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