Don't forget Wesley Clark.
Clark scared me (he almost started WWIII during the Kosovo operation) and he is a liberal, gun-grabbing twit, but consider this record:
Commanded NATO forces for about 3 years.
Former commander of 1st Cav. Restructured the division for rapid deployment and deployed to Kuwait 3 times. Commanded the National Training Center from 10/89 to 10/91, training many of the units that fought the Gulf War.
His 'Nam tour included command of an infantry company, and his Purple Heart and Silver Star were awarded when he was hit four times in his right side (shoulder, hand, hip and leg) by a VC sniper and still managed to coordinate his men in counterattacking and defeating the subsequent ambush. The wounds were so bad he was eventually sent back to the States to recuperate.
Medals: 3 Distinguished Service Medals, 1 Silver Star, 4 Legions of Merit, 2 Bronze Stars, 1 Purple Heart, 2 Meritorious Service Medals, 2 Army Commendation Medals.
Now I sure wouldn't vote for this guy, but you can bet there wouldn't be a Wintersoldier website about him, or a group called 1st Infantry Division Veterans for Truth telling us about how Clark threw his medals back and held secret negotiations with the Viet Cong. The Dems stampeded right over this guy to pick a man who can be pegged as a Communist sympathizer and national security moron by his Senate record alone. But they didn't care to check that far, much less look into his record of treason. Tasty pick, boneheads.