Unlike virtually every other dog in the fight with the exception of John "Abel" McCain -- and with the glaring exceptions of the current pResident, his veep, and his secretary of defense -- that guy who can't tell a joke has in fact been there and has in fact done that. And what everybody's saying now is the same thing that this guy who can't tell a joke has been saying for years.
To wit, this from a speech that guy gave in September 2006, full details here:
This is the reality of the world today -- a world more dangerous because of the Bush blunders and a challenge far more complicated than the gruff Cheney sound bites. America deserves -- our safety depends--on a winning strategy to reverse this dangerous course and make our country more secure.
There are five principal priorities that demand immediate action: (1) redeploy from Iraq, (2) re-commit to Afghanistan, (3) reduce our dependence on foreign oil, (4) reinforce our homeland defense, and (5) restore America's moral leadership in the world. These "5 R's"--if you want to call them that-- are bold steps Democrats will take to strengthen our national security, and that the Republicans who have set the agenda today resist to our national peril.
We need more people like this writer! Many more!