Posted on 02/20/2008 10:50:20 AM PST by kingattax
On a conference call, top strategist Mark Penn just told reporters that in the next two weeks Hillary Clinton will go after Barack Obama on the issue of who is better qualified to be commander-in-chief and Penn suggested that Clinton would be a better commander of the nation's armed forces than both Obama and John McCain. "She is the only person in this race who is both ready to be commander-in-chief and would end the Iraq war and start to bring troops home within 60 days, compared to both Sen. Obama and Sen. McCain," Penn told reporters.
Later, Penn made it clear that Clinton will push the commander-in-chief issue in coming days. "The Republican nominee has extensive credibility in this area, and the Democrat is going to need to be commander-in-chief," Penn said. Obama has "relatively no experience in national security," Penn continued, an issue that "is going to be reflected in the debates that we have over the next couple of weeks."
UPDATE: Later in the call, the Clinton team was asked whether the not-qualified-to-be-commander-in-chief criticism of Obama was going too far, given that it would be used by Republicans against Obama if Obama is the Democratic nominee against John McCain. "We don't believe that he is the one who will face John McCain," Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson said. "This is a legitimate question that Sen. Obama would face if he were the nominee, and it is a question that he is facing as a result of criticism from Sen. McCain now, so I think it's perfectly appropriate."
lol both are terrific...
Yes, hasn’t Obama been saying he will have them ALL home by the end of 2009, except for a “nearby” quick reaction force (this gives one the impression a few in Kuwait?)... Discounting the lack of wisdom for that type of plan, it would not even be physically or logistically possible for some 130,000-160,000 troops and all of their gear and equipment to be brought home in a period of 9 months or less, leaving any civilians stranded, reconstruction projects abandoned...etc. Are the Obama supporters stupid enough to believe he could do this? (don’t answer that)...
Excerpt from Buzz Patterson’s book:
” Hillary did try to ban military uniforms in the White House and we objected for national security reasons [It was important that the Secret Service and staff be able to immediately identify the military aide.]. She relented only on the one point of those who were responsible for carrying the nuclear football [the super-secret black briefcase containing the nuclear launch codes].
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Other than that, military uniforms were not worn in the White House per Hillary’s directive issued down through the staff. In fact, the only military personnel who were permitted to wear uniforms at the White House were the Marine Guards (who were positioned outside of the White House) and the social aids mostly captains and majors, who were there infrequently and only during social events, assisting guests, showing people where the bathrooms were, that kind of thing. “
It's not any committee. It's the committee that deals specifically with the military services. IMO it is within reason for her to claim it is relevant.
Barama will point to his service on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. It's not nearly as relevant and he's only been on it three years.
One thing Obama can do as Commanderin-Chief: Improve the reputation of Jimmy Carter
Not on my watch you SOBs!!
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