I’m not saying foreign policy isn’t important. But Obama had no foreign policy experience either when he ran for President. No one is born with it. I’m sure a new President will have good people to advise him. I don’t see what’s the big deal about it.
I think a candidate for President should have a well-articulated set of priniciples for dealing with foreign policy and concrete proposals for advancing them re the major challenges on the world scene. When the USSR was the foremost of those challenges in the 1980’s, Ronald Reagan had a well-thought out philosophy regarding how to deal with the communists: “We win, they lose.” And he had a program, both overt and covert, for making that happen.
We should now have the same attitude regarding radical jihadism, led by Iran openly and by the likes of Saudi Arabia covertly. A new President, explicitly unlike Obama, should have a program ready to go to frustrate and defeat this enemy. They don’t have to reveal every detail of it - they shouldn’t, in fact - but they should let us know they have one ready. or so it seems to me.
It’s extremely important right now. Iran is on the verge of getting nuclear weapons. Perry discussed this.
He also mentioned getting a good secretary of state in place and he is thinking of John Bolton.
Sadly the foreign loving state department is one of the biggest problems, that and the UN, and those that worship at that alter.
That's silly. Unlike Cain, Obama studied up on foreign policy. Also, unlike Cain, Obama had opportunities to vote on bills related to foreign policy so was exposed to some issues.
There's very little evidence Cain is studying hard, particularly on foreign policy.
That's scary! More scary...you don't care!
And you think Obama’s doing a great job.