left in Iraq， but what s not an option is leaving our troops in that country for the next hundred years especially at a time when our military is overstretched， our nation is isolated， and nearly every other threat to America is being ignored.

We must be as careful getting out of Iraq as we were careless getting in but start leaving we must. It s time for Iraqis to take responsibility for their future. It s time to rebuild our military and give our veterans the care they need and the benefits they deserve when they come home. It s time to refocus our efforts on al Qaeda s leadership and Afghanistan， and rally the world against the common threats of the 21st century terrorism and nuclear weapons； climate change and poverty； genocide and disease. That s what change is.

Change is realizing that meeting today s threats requires not just our firepower， but the power of our diplomacy tough， direct diplomacy where the President of the United States isn t afraid to let any petty dictator know where America stands and what we stand for. We must once again have the courage and conviction to lead the free world. That is the legacy of Roosevelt， and Truman， and Kennedy. That s what the American people want. That s what change is.

Change is building an economy that rewards not just wealth， but the work and workers who created it. It s understanding that the struggles facing working families can t be solved by spending billions of dollars on more tax breaks for big corporations and wealth