First up, former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, who said we were “victimized twice” as a result of 9/11. “Nineteen hijackers victimized us, and then we victimized ourselves with our fear and our snarling attitude toward the world,” he said.

He went on to say how important it was to “regain our moral standing in the world” and restore America’s image as “a shining city on a hill,” rather than “Abu Ghraib or Guantanamo Bay.”

Next up was Ken Duberstein, President Reagan’s former chief of staff. He said foreign leaders were telling him that “what’s missing in this world is the leadershipof the United States of America.”

Overseeing the presser was board chairman and former Sen. Gary Hart, D-Colo., so we couldn’t resist asking him whether he’d be willing to serve in the Cabinet of a Democratic administration. “I’m a public servant at heart,” he said. “If I can serve my country, I will, but that’s presumptuous.”