At every step of the way, George W. Bush has put the narrow interests of the few ahead of the interests of most Americans.

War on terror is far less of a military operation and far more of an intelligence-gathering, law-enforcement operation.

Think about this: terrorism, epidemics, poverty, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction-all challenges that know no borders-the reality is that climate change ranks right up there with every single one of them.

We are being Americans when we hold our government to account. We are being false to our troops when we send them to a needless war, betraying their trust when we shortchange them on protective equipment, and cheating them when we silently cut their benefits.

If you think I would have gone to war the way George Bush did, don't vote for me.

I think the United States is still the indispensable force for positive change and for rule of law and for order and structure.

What we do right now, today, matters.