Sean-Paul Kelley | Sna Antonio | March 28

The Agonist - The new Democratic foreign policy plan calls for a shift in priorities, and not a moment too soon. It calls for a renewed focus on our real enemies, Osama bin Laden and the al Qaeda network. It also calls for a responsible strategic redeployment from Iraq when the time is right. Finally the Democrats are talking about the ideas progressives have been developing for 5 years. Finally Democrats, instead of gnashing their teeth about "getting a plan," have put together a smart, hard-nosed and realistic appraisal of the global situation and have presented the American people with real choices, not rhetoric. No longer are we talking about "squander the course" but we're talking about achieving victory. No longer are we paying lip service to our oil addiction, there are concrete measures in this plan to end that addiction.

Because of Bush's current weakness it is incumbent upon the Democrats to fill the vacuum.

This plan does that. It is first and foremost about leadership and an excellent step in the right direction. I look forward to its evolution.