| HappySqurriel said: Impulsivity, What you don't seem to get is that the President of the United States is an Executive position, which means that all of their decisions are made based on the advice of their advisors. The fact that a candidate doesn't know about something which is not a fundimental concept and by no means adds to her ability to make an executive decision shouldn't be held against her. Seriously, do you need to know what the Bush Doctrine is to be a good president or vice president? |
Preemptive war is the defining legacy of the Bush administration. More then anything else Bush will be remembered for the war in Iraq started without provocation on the basis of the Bush doctrine. Does it matter that an aspiring VP understand preemptivism and why another Iraq would be a bad idea? Absolutely.
Given her responses on other issues like Russia/Georgia and Iran I'm relatively sure she doesn't understand the Bush Doctrine. By that I don't just mean she can't define the term, I mean she doesn't understand why that neo con policy of start the war now ask why later is a really really bad idea that is costly in money, lives and international relations. She has a combination of unflapable certainty and poor judgement that got us into the messes we are in today under George Bush.
If you are going to be the most powerful person in the world you damn well better know how to make the right decision outside of your advisors. All decisions are NOT made on the advice of advisors because advisors often disagree. You have to figure out whether Colin Powell who says that attacking Iraq is a bad idea is right or Dick Cheyney who says its the most important thing we can do is right. Bush picked wrong and we have the Iraq war, judgement is absolutely key, and she lacks it.
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