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Foreign relations experience

Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:49 PM by Domenico Montanaro

From NBC's Domenico Montanaro
That was a solid body blow by Clinton on Obama not holding a single hearin gon Afghanistan despite that he talks about it being the front line on terrorism and that he chairs the subcommittee on Europe, which oversees NATO. While Obama's explanation may be realistic -- that he became chair at the beginning of his campaign -- doesn't it reinforce Hillary and Bill Clinton's points that he is inexperienced, that he has only been in the Senate for a limited time and hasn't cut  his teeth yet. Doesn't that play right into the inexperience narrative quite well?

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As an American, I am more shocked and disappointed that noone thinks this is a big deal. Why was no one enraged that he said his excuse was that he was campaigning. Shouldn't this position be given to another senator? We are talking 15 months!


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