Friday's presidential foreign policy debate is the Commander-in-Chief test for both candidates. Senator McCain, by virtue of his military and congressional service, claims the mantle of experience; but he is tied to the Bush presidency and still faces questions on his economic prowess and his temperament. He must show that...

Confirmation hearings tomorrow for Gen. Petraeus and Gen. Odierno will allow us an opportunity to focus on Iraq as well as how the war broadly impacts other critical national security questions: Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia and the strain on the military.

In previous hearings, when he was leading our forces...

Progressives have a tremendous opportunity -- and a real challenge -- on national security this cycle. The public has decisively rejected the Bush administration's national security framework. But nothing in the public discourse gives non-expert Americans a clear understanding of what the alternatives might look like. What do they see...

The findings of the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran create a tremendous opportunity for a major shift in U.S. - Iranian relations. Yet sadly after the President's press conference today this is an opening the Bush administration will likely miss.

The NIE concluded with "high confidence in the...

A tsunami of déjà vu washed over me recently as administration officials and advocates argued that good things are happening in Iraq while they pressed for more time for success to play out. Haven't we heard since the Iraq War turned badly in late 2003 that the seeds of success...