Conservatives should acknowledge that this is as strong a team as they have a right to expect having lost the election.The biggest challenge facing the new president and his advisors after protection of the homeland is keeping Iran out of the nuclear club, with force if necessary.
The second biggest challenge is to maintain at least the status quo in the Middle East intact, with Israel secure and the emerging democracy in Iraq protected.
It is difficult to imagine any Democratic team better positioned to achieve both goals. And that is a cause for celebration.