Is it just me, or does anybody else think it strange that the Republican Candidate for President is denigrating the Democrat Candidate for his inexperience? Eight years ago the Republican Candidate was championing his own inexperience as a panacea for the experience that could reasonably be claimed by the Democrat Candidate.
Some things, however, remain unchanged. In both cases the Democrat Candidate could demonstrate considerable knowledge and intelligence, while the Republican Candidate was/is happy to demonstrate ignorance of most aspects of governance. As retired General Wesley Clark pointed out; while flying a combat aircraft, and being shot down in same, and being imprisoned for years makes for a heroic bio - it really doesn't constitute "foreign policy experience". Nor does an expressed willingness to attack any foreign country that doesn't take orders from Washington. As Candidate McCain put it: "nations don't attack sovreign nations in the 21st Century". Unless you're the President of the USA, and the sovreign nation under consideration is one that, as stated above, fails to heed Washington.
Wierd, deeply wierd.
Some things, however, remain unchanged. In both cases the Democrat Candidate could demonstrate considerable knowledge and intelligence, while the Republican Candidate was/is happy to demonstrate ignorance of most aspects of governance. As retired General Wesley Clark pointed out; while flying a combat aircraft, and being shot down in same, and being imprisoned for years makes for a heroic bio - it really doesn't constitute "foreign policy experience". Nor does an expressed willingness to attack any foreign country that doesn't take orders from Washington. As Candidate McCain put it: "nations don't attack sovreign nations in the 21st Century". Unless you're the President of the USA, and the sovreign nation under consideration is one that, as stated above, fails to heed Washington.
Wierd, deeply wierd.
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