Sure, and “don’t ask, don’t tell” wasn’t a prelude to total repeal of the ban on homosexuals in the military.
And “civil unions” weren’t a prelude to homosexual “marriage”.
And women in combat units wasn’t a prelude to women on the front lines.
Alinsky rules. You take what you can get at any given point in time and then immediately start demanding the next step. You cannot compromise with the left. Phased-in surrender is still surrender.