another column brings it up from politico, jeff greenfield with a headline, hidden message in joe biden'sfghanistan speech. biden seems to be embracing the belief shared across ideological lines. america's international role has been an exercise in overreach. for more than a decade this has been a more powerful current than the foreign policy establishment met like to admit. it was one of the less appreciated strengths of president trump's campaign. the iraq war was reported to turn the country into freedom crashed and burned. it lies at the heart of the appeal that biden made. i wonder if biden's speech tuesday which we cannot make the world based on illusions would be a debate on the u.s. military, a debate this country has never really had but long overdue. asking you, is the united states of america still the greatest country in the world? ken, asheville, north carolina, democrat, what do you think? caller: with the current route of lack of education, our inability to come up with a public health care system that would work, far too much -- there is actually no leadership on the right