Bob Stops the Bleeding

At first glance, it looks like Herbert's come around: "It is time to pull the troops out of harm’s way."

Well, he's come around in a John McCain sort of way. Quoting McCain on Vietnam, Herbert remarks

No other national endeavor requires as much unshakable resolve as war. If the nation and the government lack that resolve, it is criminal to expect men in the field to carry it alone.

There are better reasons to call for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq aside from the fact that Americans "lack the resolve" to finish the job. Presumably if Americans were mobilized for war and willing to pay any cost to support the war on terror, the nation's sacrifices would be justified - and Herbert would still be cheerleading.