Kerry Gets A Clue

A year late, John Kerry is beginning to to signal that the U.S. should start withdrawing (some) troops from Iraq. Better late than never, I guess, but is this the standard for our national leaders, to cautiously follow the pack long after the real leaders departed?:

The way forward in Iraq is not to pull out precipitously or merely promise to stay “as long as it takes.” To undermine the insurgency, we must instead simultaneously pursue both a political settlement and the withdrawal of American combat forces linked to specific, responsible benchmarks. At the first benchmark, the completion of the December elections, we can start the process of reducing our forces by withdrawing 20,000 troops over the course of the
holidays.