followed by nearly 30 years in the senate. all of them on the foreign relations committee and the last four as chairman. during his speech to the democratic national convepgs. stoo will he protect our country and our allies, advance our interests in our deal, do battle where we must and make peace where we can. our opponents like to talk about american exceptionalism, but all they do is talk, but forget that we are exceptional not because we say we are, but because we do exceptional things. we break out of the great depression, win two world wars, save lives fighting aids, pull people out of poverty, defend freedom, go to the moon, and produce exceptional people who even give their lives for civil rights and for human rights. >> john gary at the convention. fred kemp is president and ceo of the atlantic council, which is chaired by chuck hagel.