Kerry Critique

From the Fox News Political Grapevine:

In his speech Thursday, John Kerry criticized the Bush administration for failing to heed the advice of the now departed Army Chief of Staff General Eric Shinseki, who said the Iraq operation would require more troops than the Pentagon had committed. They should have listened to him, Kerry said, "They chose not to. They were wrong."

Later in the speech, Kerry approvingly quoted Army General George Casey who said our large military presence "feeds the notion of occupation” and “extends the amount of time that it will take for Iraqi security forces to become self-reliant." Added Kerry, "It is essential to acknowledge that the insurgency will not be defeated unless our troop levels are drawn down."

As Opinionjournal.com noted, Kerry seems in his speech to have been for more troops before he was against them.