- Withdraw U.S. troops in phases, beginning immediately, and re-deploy some of those troops to Afghanistan.
- Engage neighboring states and Arab nations to help secure Iraq’s future.
- Boost reconstruction efforts to restore basic services in Iraq.
Health Care
- Create a national health program, available to individuals and small businesses, to cover the uninsured.
- Make it mandatory to provide coverage to all children.
- Expand eligibility for Medicaid and that State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
- Require hospitals to collect and report data on the cost and quality of health care.
Gay Marriage / Abortion
- Opposes gay marriage, but supports civil unions.
- Pro-Choice.
Energy
- Reduce the amount of carbon in transportation fuels 10% by 2020.
- Raise the domestic fuel economy standards for cars.
- Expand the use of Ethanol and Hybrid cars.
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and set up an auction for those emissions to fund exploration for alternative fuels.
Immigration
- Add personnel, and improve infrastructure and technology, at our borders and ports of entry.
- Crack down on employers who hire illegal immigrants.
- Create a Guest Worker program.
- Institute an amnesty program, but only after border security goals have been met.
National Security
- Expand US ground forces by 80,000 troops.
- Consider U.S. military action in Pakistan to target known terrorists.
- Increase economic pressure on Iran.
- Pursue greater transparency and accountability with Russia.



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