Reply #7: I would add

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Begin to move the debate on foreign policy beyond just Iraq - and address the larger geo-political strategic questions of American Empire. Talk about behaving as a member of the community of nations rather than an arrogant "superpower". Talk about long term security through peace rather than through brute strength.

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Talk about the stranglehold of corporations on the U.S. political system and the U.S. economy. Talk about the present dangers we face as a result of this arrangement.

The Dems COULD go there. And I think the Paul phenomenon should tell us it's a winning direction. Gore has danced around this stuff a bit. But none of the anointed candidates have jumped in with both feet.