Washington: Vowing to restore "trust and credibility" to the White House, Senator John Kerry accepted the Democratic Presidential nomination and promised never to "misled" his countrymen into war.

Addressing the Democratic Party Convention in Boston, Kerry, on the one hand, launched a blistering attack on the Bush administration's Iraq policy, and on the other impressed on the people that he was able enough to take over the reins of the country which was fighting a war in Iraq and against terrorism.

"I will be a commander in chief who will never mislead us into war," he said. "I will have a Vice President who will not conduct secret meetings with polluters to rewrite our environmental laws. I will have a Secretary of Defence who will listen to the advice of our military leaders and I will appoint an Attorney General who will uphold the Constitution of the United States."

The 60-year-old decorated Vietnam war veteran made a dramatic entry into the convention hall in Boston as he embraced his former colleagues who had served with him in Vietnam to the strains of Bruce Springsteen's song 'No Surrender'.

"As President, I will restore truth and credibility to the White House," he told the cheering delegates.

Kerry promised to strengthen the Armed forces and rebuild alliances. He vowed to gear up the country for an effective and smarter war against terrorism.