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Obama's Lack of Foreign Policy Experience
Jan 4 2008, 10:15 AM EST
This wiki article makes the argument that George Bush didn't have foreign policy experience when he took the oval office and that voters need to consider a candidates foreign policy experience when selecting which candidate to support in 2008. I couldn't agree more, which is why I absolutely will not be voting for Barack Obama. The man is indeed erudite and articulate. He may one day make a fine president. Unfortunately, he has minimal real-world, hands-on foreign policy experience. Yes, he served on a few committees. However, he really only served actively for about a year before he was influenced by the grassroots mania to launch a presidential campaign. I was always a domestic issue voter before Bush II. At this point though, there are so many utterly crucial foreign policy issues that threaten to plunge the U.S. and the world into dire straights that it is essential that the next president have the experience and the gumption to deal strategically and effectively in foreign policy matters. I'm not ready to hand the country over to what will essentially be an exercise in on-the-job training for Barack Obama when it comes to foreign policy. The man is over-reaching by a long shot.
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1. Absolutely no comparison between Obama and George W. Bush
Jan 7 2008, 12:08 PM EST
Obama would come to the presidency with a far deeper understanding of international affairs than any previous president.Unlike the incurious, poorly traveled and unreflective George Bush who took office in January 2001, Barack Obama would take office with an understanding of the world unmatched by any other candidate. His unique family background combined with his curious mind, voracious intellect and reflective nature make all the difference. His four years as a child in Indonesia, living the life of a local, allowed him to absorb the culture in a way no mere diplomat ever could. His mother worked at the US Embassy there and shared many stories both at the time and reflected upon later in his adult years. His step-father was a victim of the government, and again first-hand stories both at the time and reviewed later with an adult perspective, provide much insight. His actual father, a Kenyan who earned a PhD at Harvard, also suffered at the hands of the Kenyan government. Barack learned many of the stories of his father on a trip to Kenya before he started Harvard Law, on an extended trip to Kenya where he spent a lot of time in the homes of his vast network of African relatives--sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles and a grandmother. He has traveled extensively, across the world, has always been interested in international policy, got his bachelor's degree in International Affairs, and showed better judgement about Iraq, for example, than the media and most other politicians, speaking against invading back in 2002. 4 out of 15 found this valuable. Do you? |
