Today's Significant Political News (imo)

[Bassett]

I feel that if we have Obama in office, we can anticipate four years of our weakness being tested by our enemies. This is expressed with all sincerety, and not trying to get a rise out of anyone (though I know how these threads go). I just don't think some things that will probably be tried by our enemies with Obama in office would be tried with McCain.

This is true. There will be things tried with a man with no experience and plenty of unanswered ties that would not be tried with a man of EXPERIENCE in office. All I have to say is Obama better have lots of backup people who know what they are doing. Because he doesn't.

 

[Reijel's Mom]

I think we have reason to be concerned regardless of who is voted in.

I can't help but feel like it's a bad gamble regardless, though I refuse to live my life in fear.

If McCain is voted in, I'm concerned that we will continue to involve ourselves in various countries issues and stretch our troops too thin. I'm also concerned that we will continue to anger other countries, and if we ARE attacked I'm afraid there are few countries that would be willing to come to our aid.

And I would agree that Obama would have little experience in this area, which is a little scary - but I would venture to guess many of our incoming presidents have little experience in foreign policy.