KERRY ha visitado Iraq para ver las cosas sobre el terreno:

The senator said he was more interested in asking questions of soldiers, U.S. officials, Iraqis and even the journalists themselves instead of rehashing the political battles of the past campaign season. But in several instances, Kerry attacked what he called the "horrendous judgments" and "unbelievable blunders" of the Bush administration. The mistakes, he said, included former U.S. occupation leader Paul Bremer's decisions to disband the Iraqi army and purge the government of former members of Hussein's Baath Party. Both moves are widely believed to have fueled the largely Sunni insurgency.

Pero lo bueno vino cuando les preguntó a los soldados si querían que llevara algún mensaje, alguna lección que transmitir al país cuando regresara:

Kerry also asked soldiers what he should tell Congress about the war in Iraq and was told that "the good work that they are doing is not getting reported in the United States."

Por supuesto, ello se debe al apoyo que la prensa le estuvo prestando durante la reciente campaña electoral. Me pregunto de qué color se le quedó la cara.