Obama knows he's going to get slaughtered on national security

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by Tex

I've already said, people are welcome to look at his record and decide they disagree with his approach. They just can't say the record either doesn't exist or doesn't matter, as you have.

I never said it doesnt matter at all. of course it is great that he served in the military. That matters. It is a huge sacrifice.

I simply said that I am failing to see the correlation between having been a pilot in Vietnam and the ability to devise legislation that will make our own borders secure.

What is your take on the vets who think he is incapable? They dont seem to be very impressed by his military record either. I noticed you totally ignored that, but probably not on purpose.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

I never said it doesnt matter at all. of course it is great that he served in the military. That matters. It is a huge sacrifice.

I simply said that I am failing to see the correlation between having been a pilot in Vietnam and the ability to devise legislation that will make our own borders secure.

What is your take on the vets who think he is incapable? They dont seem to be very impressed by his military record either. I noticed you totally ignored that, but probably not on purpose.

I didn't "totally ignore" that. I said they're welcome to their opinion. The military is not a monolithic organization ... what do you want, that I should feign shock that some military guys don't like him? Heck, I don't like him.

All I've said from the beginning is that he has credibility on the issue of national security, given his proximity to security issues for decades. You seem to think it matters not more than a game of Stratego, which I find quite foolish.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by Tex

I didn't "totally ignore" that. I said they're welcome to their opinion. The military is not a monolithic organization ... what do you want, that I should feign shock that some military guys don't like him? Heck, I don't like him.

All I've said from the beginning is that he has credibility on the issue of national security, given his proximity to security issues for decades. You seem to think it matters not more than a game of Stratego, which I find quite foolish.

I was wrong to involve Stratego.

Your suggestion of Risk was the better one.

[Tex]

I will add parenthetically that I don't feel any large share of sympathy for McCain. He did the exact same thing to Romney during the Repub primary season when he said Romney favored a timetable for withdrawal.

So I suppose in a sense, Obama's dishonesty is simple fair turnabout.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by Tex

I will add parenthetically that I don't feel any large share of sympathy for McCain. He did the exact same thing to Romney during the Repub primary season when he said Romney favored a timetable for withdrawal.

So I suppose in a sense, Obama's dishonesty is simple fair turnabout.

What was your take on Romney's national security credentials? I think I can already guess your answer, but go ahead.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

What was your take on Romney's national security credentials? I think I can already guess your answer, but go ahead.

I think Romney could play a mean game of Stratego.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

What was your take on Romney's national security credentials? I think I can already guess your answer, but go ahead.

It is a legitimate question but for some reason I have always trusted Republicans more than Democrats in terms of foreign affairs and national security. The Democratic Party seems replete with persons who act like the French, i.e., capitulate whenever possible and never stand tall. That's purely irrational and emotional, but I can think of no Democrat from the 20th Century on, in which I can find any faith in their foreign affairs skills or in their national security acumen.

Socialists such as Obama and Clinton concern me, because they have forgotten their history, and don't understand the rule of nations. Bush is an aberration in that he's really a Democrat at heart, not a true Republican.