Well, maybe not quite. But putting aside the usual anti-Bush rhetoric, the advice in this New York Times op-ed seems remarkably constructive. For instance, the statements and suggestions in this passage are reasonable enough:

If Iraqis adopt a constitution and hold elections as planned, support for the insurgency should fall and Iraqi security forces should be able to take on more responsibility. It will also set the stage for American forces to begin to come home.
Iraq, of course, badly needs a unified national army, but until it has one – something that our generals now say could take two more years – it should make use of its tribal, religious and ethnic militias like the Kurdish pesh merga and the Shiite Badr Brigade to provide protection and help with reconstruction. Instead of single-mindedly focusing on training a national army, the administration should prod the Iraqi government to fill the current security gap by integrating these militias into a National Guard-type force that can provide security in their own areas.
The administration must work with the Iraqi government to establish a multinational force to help protect its borders. Such a force, if sanctioned by the United Nations Security Council, could attract participation by Iraq’s neighbors and countries like India.

Also, it’s a good thing that the theme among Democrats is not putting off the deadlines for the political process in response to Iraq’s difficulties–the way it was prior to the January elections–but instead holding the Iraqis to the deadlines at all costs.