I was cleaning out a briefcase I took on a business trip and came across an August 9 copy of USA Today I had squirreled away. The lead editorial is entitled "Missing in Action:Kerry's Complete Strategy for Iraq". Here's the link, but it'll cost you $2.50 to read the thing unless you already have a subscription.
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/676355851.html?did=676355851&FMT=ABS&FMTS=FT&date=Aug+9%2C+2004&author=&desc=Missing+in+action%3A+Kerry%27s+complete+strategy+for+IraqHere's an excerpt (sorry: I'm not about to type in the whole thing. ;) )
"It all sounds so good and plausible and logical. Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, so say his advisors, didn't dwell much on his plans for Iraq at last month's convention - a turn-away-and-you-miss-them 55 words or so in a 45-minute speech."
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"Kerry has done little to separate his views from those of President Bush.
Both want more international military and financial help, a stable and relatively democratic government, an intensive training of Iraqi security forces and a gradual drawdown of US troops. But who wouldn't? The question is how to get there."
Sadly, in my view, not much has changed except that it's 6 weeks later. Those callers sound as though they are feeling the same frustration I am.