I was reading the Daily Kos when I came across this article written by Lt. General Robert G. Gard (pictured center), pertaining to the notion that prisoner of war status grants you the experience required to be a Commander-in-Chief. Now I know this argument has been made a million times already in the past few days by everyone and their left-wing mom's but I think it's refreshing to have these suspicions confirmed by another veteran who served in Vietnam as well as Korea. As we all know a typical defensive tactic from the right would be to criticize the original critics by claiming they couldn't possibly evaluate what a veteran's experience grants them without having a similar experience themselves. Well, to that I say word to my man Lt. Gen. Bobby Gard.
We live in age where the poor judgement of our politicians have left us in a hellish foreign policy scenario. We need more then hope for an exit strategy. We need carefully calculated troop withdrawals based upon the political climate within Iraq. Our next leader needs to be able to understand the concerns of this nation and that of Iraq, and must attempt to balance them in the the best way.
It is important for us citizens to examine all aspects of a candidate, not just those highlighted by the candidate themselves (that goes for Obama too). Not every politician is perfect and certainly not these two so it is important to identify their strengths and weaknesses objectively.
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