Kerry calls for Bush to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq

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http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/nation/13004093.htm

Kerry calls for Bush to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq

By James Kuhnhenn

Knight Ridder Newspapers

WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kerry called Wednesday for President Bush to withdraw 20,000 U.S. troops from Iraq over the Christmas holidays.

Ultimately, Kerry said, as certain benchmarks of progress are attained in coming months, the United States should be able to bring all troops home by the end of next year.

He made it clear that he thinks the U.S. troop presence is inflaming the violence.

"The insurgency will not be defeated unless our troop levels are drawn down," Kerry, D-Mass., said in a speech at Georgetown University.

I dont like all that is implied in this, but at least they reported more fully on this than AP and Reuters.