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Last I checked Huckaby and Romney weren't running for anything. Obama is the candidate so it not unrealistic to look at his non-service and look at his lack of military background when evaluating a potential Commander.
Last I checked Huckaby and Romney weren't running for anything. Obama is the candidate so it not unrealistic to look at his non-service and look at his lack of military background when evaluating a potential Commander.
Bush, Clinton.....last two Presidents.....no real military experience, 16 years in office between the two who cares. It's only an issue because it's the only thing McCain has over Obama, otherwise they are both idiots.
We weren't in a war when Clinton and Bush were running. Also for some reason Obama just seems to be totally out of his league when it comes to military. Seems more like a Community Organizer.
Last I checked Huckaby and Romney weren't running for anything. Obama is the candidate so it not unrealistic to look at his non-service and look at his lack of military background when evaluating a potential Commander.
Exactly what I was going to say.
So stop the BS about people who are not running for this office.
Most of us do not have to evaluate him, he is doing it all for us and he is not capable of being a commander of a boy scout troop let alone an army of men.
There is a completely different standard on Obama than for any other candidate in history from those that have absolutely no intention of voting for him.
He is required to turn over his kindergarten records
He is required to serve in the military
He is required to be accountable for everything anyone has ever done or will do if he has ever met them
I feel safer having a president who has good diplomacy skills than one with first hand military experience. The idea is to avoid war whenever possible, not to win wars.
Listening to McCain talk about almost nothing but war and potential conflicts, I think his military experience may actually have limited his vision as to how deal with conflict in any other way than direct confrontation. That is his frame of reference and I'm not at all certain that it would make him a good president.
There is a completely different standard on Obama than for any other candidate in history from those that have absolutely no intention of voting for him.
He is required to turn over his kindergarten records
He is required to serve in the military
He is required to be accountable for everything anyone has ever done or will do if he has ever met them
Can he drive and handle his alcohol better then his father?
I feel safer having a president who has good diplomacy skills than one with first hand military experience. The idea is to avoid war whenever possible, not to win wars.
Listening to McCain talk about almost nothing but war and potential conflicts, I think his military experience may actually have limited his vision as to how deal with conflict in any other way than direct confrontation. That is his frame of reference and I'm not at all certain that it would make him a good president.
Anybody who is coming from a military background should actually understand what a war is and what a war aint. The current administration has no clue about this and chased away the only person(C.Powell) who understood the dangers of war. McCain keeps using his military background, but the truth is that he didn't do to hot. He was passed up for major command, crashed a few jets, and was a hot head when he was in charge. I do honor his service, but he needs to stop using his military service as a shield.
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