WASHINGTON (CNN) -- He hasn't formed a presidential exploratory committee or assembled much of a campaign organization, but Gen. Wesley Clark (Ret.) sounded like a full-fledged presidential candidate at the Democratic National Committee's winter meeting Friday.

The 2004 presidential candidate's address to the party faithful was packed with political punches on everything from the war in Iraq to increased compensation for CEOs to global warming.

"I think we need a president who understands how to take us out of Iraq; how to deal with multiple international challenges -- Iran, North Korea, terrorism, immigration, global warming, international trade; how to reenergize the American spirit and how to put us on the right path to a strong, secure and just America," Clark told the crowd.

Ending his speech with a call to have the "courage to begin" changing America, Clark left many wondering when and if he might begin his second presidential campaign.