Honestly, I'll say it again. I think I might be sick. And it's for the reason you state. I would not bet against Kerry trying to negotiate with Zarqawi behind our back. I really think he would do anything to become President. He did it before with the VC, why wouldn't he do it now?
The newbie post really struck me as weird and I thought for sure the poster was a troll. Why out of the blue would someone say that hundreds of soldiers could die this week when we've only lost 1000 in 18 months?
I may be overanalyzing the post but in conjunction with your point...
exactly right - Kerry's post war Vietnam antics are what defines his core; for him, this would simply be an extension of his already established belief system.
so are not overanalyzing - this is the thing to watch. I hope the administration is watching carefully, and so is CENTCOM.