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Originally Posted by 06pilot
My only issue with Obama was his lack of defense experience. But Ithink he handled it very well and I think he is ready to be a Commander in Chief. As someone who has fought in Iraq, I agree with him that we need to send more troops to Afghanistan. They are hurting overthere and need some help. Iraq is getting better.
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I am just curious but what additional defense or military experience does he need? He serves on the Senate Foreign Relations, Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committees (per his Senate page), he has traveled to 17 countries (I recently read somewhere), and his VP/running mate/governing partner is one of the preeminent voices in foreign affairs. The only way he could have more military or defense experience is to have been in the military himself. However, four out of the last 5 presidents (my personal memory only goes back to J Carter) did NOT have military or foreign relations experience.
I know you say that you think he is ready to be CinC but every time someone brings up the experience argument, I would like to know the reasoning behind the statement. Thanks!