Barack Obama is too inexperienced to be president

Barack Obama: 8 years Illinois Senator, 2 years U.S. Senate. Hillary Clinton: 6 years U.S. Senator. John Edwards: 6 years U.S. Senator. Barack Obama has spent 4 more years in public office than his Democratic nomination competitors. QOUTES ON EXPERIENCE "Some legislators who worked with Obama in the Illinois Senate say he proved he can overcome gaps in experience with his ability to quickly grasp complicated issues." – USA Today "Sen. Obama was someone who I thought — and I was right — could tackle extremely complex things like ethics reform, the death penalty or racial profiling by law enforcement." – Rep. Sen. Kirk Dillard 1993-Present "Obama's tenure as a constitutional lawyer, he says, "prepares him to learn the intricacies and nuances of what the federal government is all about." – State Sen. Donne Trotter Firstly, Vladimir Putin will be out of office in May 2008. Secondly, A war with Russia? There is nothing more hypothetical than that, and the chances of that of happening are slim to none. what do you base your "fear" factor on in regards to McCain and Rudy? Just because McCain is a war vetran and Guliani is obsessed with a "never back down mentality" doesn't mean they are something to be feared. You claim: "Barack has too good relationships with other countries, so I can see him being afraid to bomb it for the sake of civilians." Where has he forged relationships with other countries? Barack Obama has a strong understanding of human nature, Which allows him to examine situations and PREVENT tension from escalating into something worse. And in case a War is inevitable, don't mistake his compassion for weakness, He has said time and time again that he will not be bullied and will do what he believes must be done in order to achieve the desired result. If the wars are finished and he is in office? I highly doubt that in that even in the next 10 years the threats to America from terrorism and the discord in the middleast will be any where near gone. He has the ability to maintian stability on the homefront while solving the mess on the global front. "Also, he has lived in other countries, but if he hasn't lived in another country, what makes him more experienced about it than the other candidates." It isn't about understanding people in other countries, it is about understanding people other than Americans. It is about knowing that the American way doesn't always apply outside America, and knowing that global politics is business and protecting your best interests is most important. John McCain was fighting the Vietnamise, He went into Vietnam, fought for his country, without integrating himself into the Vietnamise lifestlye. I say what I said anout McCain and Edwards in that they have proven that they have devloped the insight to see America as a group of people instead of a product. A product in which they need to win the support of to acheive their goals. from that insight they have divulged further and learned to see people as people, not people as polotics, a skill that can help in forgien relations. I say Barack is better at them in this because McCain and Edwards learned it, Barack grew up with it. In response to your sales pitch statement, I am here to prove that political experience should only be a small portion of the criteria that voters look at when choosing a canidate. It is by no means all that matters, if it were, the likes of Abraham Lincoln would never have been voted into office. Thank You for the debate.