The man would probably cringe if he ever touched a firearm, were sent into combat, or, which is most likely, faced with the complexities of the emerging international system.
We need someone who is realistic and brutal. Not some wannabe for that island off the coast of America who mouths platittudes about "standing up for Democracy."
Who, which announced candidate fits the description you claim we "need"? McCain, Romney, Brownback, Huckabee, Hunter, Tancredo, or Paul?
I have many, many concerns about Rudy, but as far as him cringing if he touched a weapon, when he prosecuted the mob and broke up their stranglehold over the Fulton Fish Market, the garment industry, and the waste and cement industries, I imagine he was carrying and familiar with weapons, just because he was so hated by the mob, don't ya' think?
Ed