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Bodymassage,
Kerry has said many times that he will start bringing home troops within six months and that they will all be home within four years. Don't know if that was in the debate or not, but google will help you find it I'm sure. I'm not sure if "within six months" is the same as "immediately", but we assume it is faster than Bush would bring them home. (Bush will not set a time table saying that it would only encourage the "insurgents" (read terrorists) to wait until we are gone to really fight, which I think is a very valid point but off the subject here.)
Kerry is promising to remove troops. That is fact. I believe the argument Bush wants to make is that Kerry making that promise is bad for Iraq's new government. I have no clue if Bush is doing a good job of making that argument, but I believe that's what he's trying to say.
I don't believe that Bush is acting like he's running against an anti-war foe. I don't think anyone can honestly say that they think Kerry would be as focused (ruthless may be a better word) on the war on terror as Bush has been, and I think Bush sees that as one of his strengths. Thus, Bush is taking every chance he gets to make sure that people know that he thinks Kerry may not have the stomach for this. Vowing to pull out troops is just one way that Kerry indicates this theoretical weakness.
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