Is politics synonymous with semantics?

This morning while in Fargo, ND, Obama (looking especially dashing in the above photo) said that he would be open to "refining" his withdrawal strategy after his visit to Iraq at the end of the month. Sounds totally logical to me. However, the world of politics has decided this choice of words make him a "flip flopper" and have said he now shares the "same position as Sen. McCain." WTF?! In what world does this make sense?! It is amazing how people get paid ridiculous sums of money to dissect semantics and we call them advisors, newscasters, pundits, etc. Obama is simply being proactive. He is not in the military and therefore cannot make brash decisions about an exit strategy without consulting the people on the front lines. He has made clear that his intention is to pull all units out in 16 months, but he would be insane to claim that this is a promise. Is this flip flopping? Or is it perhaps just level headed leadership that the American public has not experienced in 8-20 years? Here's to hoping the general public can see through all the bull that is the media and appreciate the true meaning of what Obama meant!