Russ Feingold actually said...

I hope you'll work with me in getting this commission in place, because the sooner we do it, the better we'll be able to get ahead of these ...

We have to be prepared to anticipate the crises before they happen and not constantly being in a reactive mode.

The primary near-term security concern of the United States is the global economic crisis and its geopolitical implication.

I couldn't agree with you more. This is absolutely an essential understanding of what the threats are.