New York - AP) — Senator John Kerry says US needs to reduce its forces in Iraq by at least 100,000 by the end of 2006. He says such a move will send a message to the Middle East that Americans aren't interested in maintaining a permanent military presence in that country. In a speech before the Council on Foreign Relations, Kerry said the goal should be to have a force of 30-to-40,000 in Iraq by the end of next year. However, he said any troop withdrawal should be linked to a timetable set by what he calls "a series...