No its not.
He was never a "hawk" to begin with.
He has had "vietnam syndrome" from the very begining.
In fact, everything he is saying now, he has been saying for awhile.
He wants the whole war to be fought from Kuwait or Saudi Arabia, with a handfull of bases in iraq, where the soldiers only leave when something happens.
Why this just became news is beyond me, he hasn't exactly supported the war with open arms this whole time.
Thanks for the clarification... the MSM is blaring this as a 180 and talking about his being an Col, ex-vietnam vet, ex Hawk, etc..