Why is that an absurd question? If Hillary or Biden gave the dame answer FR would be laughing and trashing them. For good reason. This is the kind of question that SHOULD be asked of our potential president. Not whether they wear boxers or briefs. We have dumbed down this role way too much. These people will not be ready for that 3:00 AM phone call. It’s pathetic.
I would give someone a pass who missed Julani, but the other three, Zawahiri, Nasrallah, and Baghdadi, is a must know for anybody who considers themselves informed on the news. Anybody who has read newspapers for the last 15 years and did not suffer from dementia should know these names. It would be like a candidate in 1968 not knowing who Ho Chi Minh was or saying they never heard of that Nasser fellow. They would have been laughed out of the race.
What’s important when the 3 am calls comes in is whether the guy getting the call has the right values, so that he’ll make the right decision.
Obama and Hillary knew all about Benghazi and what was going on there - they didn’t make the right decision because they’re anti-american.
So I would feel quite comfortable having Trump answer that call... or Cruz, or Carson, or Walker and several others.
Yes, it is depressing at times.
Perhaps the self-promoting blowhard has peaked. I do think that's happening now.