[layman]

He would set a May 15 date to begin a U.S. withdrawal, and then convene all of Iraq's players -- as well as Middle East governments -- in one place and put them under intense pressure.

This sounds to me like buffoon Kerry is worried that the Iraq war might actually succeed, so he is positioning himself to be able to say, "Yes, but I would have done it faster."

[pissant]

I don't think he's capable of thinking that strategically. He's just babbling.