{"id":52951,"date":"2020-08-21T03:43:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T03:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/21\/biden-vows-to-restore-leadership-respect-as-commander-in-chief-in-convention-finale\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:11:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:11:57","slug":"biden-vows-to-restore-leadership-respect-as-commander-in-chief-in-convention-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/08\/21\/biden-vows-to-restore-leadership-respect-as-commander-in-chief-in-convention-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden vows to restore global respect, military integrity in acceptance speech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/11\/18\/military-times-questionnaire-former-vice-president-joe-biden\/\" target=_blank>Former Vice President Joe Biden<\/a> on Thursday promised to restore global respect and military integrity to America in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/08\/17\/democratic-party-platform-calls-for-better-pay-for-troops-ending-forever-wars\/\" target=_blank>convention acceptance speech<\/a> as he seeks to replace President Donald Trump next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI take very personally the profound responsibility of serving as commander in chief,\u201d said Biden in a speech which touched on national security, domestic uncertainty and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ll be a president who will stand with our allies and friends and make it clear to our adversaries that the days of cozying up to dictators are over. Under President Biden, America will not turn a blind eye to Russian bounties on the heads of American soldiers, nor will I put up with foreign interference in our most sacred democratic exercise: voting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd I\u2019ll always stand for our values of human rights and dignity, and work for a common purpose of a more secure peaceful and prosperous world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/08\/19\/democrats-attack-trumps-military-leadership-praise-biden-as-ready-to-be-commander-in-chief\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20232094541377.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Democrats attack Trump\u2019s military leadership, praise Biden as ready to be commander in chief<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The second day of the Democratic convention focused on national security issues and Trump&#039;s missteps guiding the military.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden\u2019s speech was the culmination of the week-long Democratic convention, where party officials extolled the former vice president as the even-tempered leader America needs and decried the last three tumultuous years of Trump\u2019s presidency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, former President Barack Obama framed the upcoming election as a battle between a still-grieving military father (Biden\u2019s son, Beau, deployed to Iraq in 2009 and died of brain cancer in 2015) and a businessman without the diplomatic skills needed to lead the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c(Biden and Harris) understand that in this democracy, the commander in chief doesn\u2019t use the men and women of our military \u2014 who are willing to risk everything to protect our nation \u2014 as political props to deploy against peaceful protesters on our own soil,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDonald Trump hasn\u2019t grown into the job because he can\u2019t. And the consequences of that failure are severe. 170,000 Americans dead. Millions of jobs gone while those at the top take in more than ever. Our worst impulses unleashed, our proud reputation around the world badly diminished, and our democratic institutions threatened like never before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before Biden\u2019s acceptance speech on Thursday, party officials touted his administration\u2019s plan for more outreach to military families, to include reviving the Joining Forces campaign from the Obama administration. The program focused on employment, spouse support and transition issues, but was discontinued when Trump took office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iraq War veteran Sen. 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