Thanks for this very thoughtful and discerning piece. I'm with you 150%. I hate how Democrats are so willing to tear into their leaders. As if support for a rulling leader made them seem stupid or naive. No leader is 100% right all the time -- Afganistan was a dreadful blunder that cost lives -- but I can just imagine how much Joe regrets that error. Its a nightmare that probably tortures him at night. Because he has principles, because he cares about people, because he cares about this country and the world. That's really something to commend when we've seen what happens when someone who didn't have any of those qualities -- led this country.