Kerry singlehandily annihilated the Iraq War issue at all levels including that Bush and company broke every rule in the book to get this war to happen.
Given that you believe that, don't you have to wonder about Kerry's intent in annihilating those issues?
Is he intentionally throwing the election?
Or did he want to win he election with no real commitments on the war so he could profit from the war?
I don't believe for one minute that he was straddling the fence to win the election and the peace. I think Bush was very beatable taking an anti war stand.