By now we've all seen Darcy Burner and her fellow Democratic challengers' initiative to provide A Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq.
It makes a strong case that, in the words of recent endorser Rand Beers, "Democrats can successfully and responsibly discuss national security issues of the first order, and discuss them in ways that represent real solutions to the real problems that we face".
But, being made by Democratic challengers, Congressional hopefuls, it makes another even stronger case, one that really supports a critical argument for Obama: that effective leaders need good judgement, more than experience. That the solutions to our toughest problems, including on national security, don't need to come from the experienced people who drove us into the ditch, but more likely will come from new leaders, people with sound judgement and strong work ethics, not long resumes, who can work together along with reality-based experts (in this case, non-partisan military & counter-terrorism professionals) to come up with the right approach and deliver the right solution.