Elvis, put your glasses on; you're only seeing half of what's written.

Kerry said he would add 40K to the active duty rolls, not in Iraq. He will double the Special Forces of each branch to aid in the fight against terror using covert military action. He will obtain NATO and other support in Iraq to decrease the number of Americans fighting there.

Strategically it's a pretty solid plan. Whether he can pull it off or not is another question. But it's tough to argue that "staying the course" is strategically the right thing to do.