What Palin Needs to Know

And How much experience does Obama have other then he grew up in another land. Does that qualify him for all the above. I think not he lacks the experience of the United States government. I have to wonder how a
man from another land and his wife hate the United States so much then want to run it. The question I have is where they want to run it to? Straight to communism or simply have their own play ground to invite foreign playmates to help take over. He is a scary candidate as far as I can see and I will vote for someone who is definately set on the American People not their own career growth! This is what I see here!

Democratic leadership under Barack Obama wanted to cut and run in Iraq now today and just before our successful surge, just as Democratic leadership wanted to cut and run in Vietnam before our 1200 POWs came home in 1973. John McCain realizes he would not be here today if the Democratic leadership had their way back in 1972. Because he spent early years in Indonesia, Barack Obama may not be the Democratic Presidential candidate today but for our efforts in Vietnam in 1972. Richard Nixon a former Navy officer who served before John McCain years in the Navy understood that North Vietnam never returned any of the captured French POWs after their defeat at Dien Bien Phu in 1954. Only the week long bombings of Hanoi including Christmas day in 1972 with our B52 bombers finally convinced North Vietnam that we wanted our 1200 POWs back now. The bombings also convinced the South Vietnamese that we would support them in the future under the Paris Peace Talks agreement. Although the United States lost in Vietnam are efforts there gave other countries time to develop their fragile democracies. Indonesia today is a democratic country today that is friendly to the United States and has a population of nearly two hundred million people, the fourth largest in the world. Barack Obama spent his early childhood in Indonesia attending school with his mother and step-father during the time of the Vietnam War. It has been reported that the former President of Indonesia stated that our efforts in Vietnam although we lost allowed Indonesia to fight off communism and develop as a democratic country. Our efforts in Vietnam bought Indonesia time. Barack Obama could have been caught up in a communist insurrection in Indonesia during his early childhood if the United States had cut and run and had not tried to slow or stop a rapid North Vietnam takeover of South Vietnam. All of Southeast Asia including Indonesia could have rapidly gone Communist if the United States did not at least make a stand to resist the rapid expansion of communism and stand by our ally South Vietnam. Ironicallly both John McCain and Barack Obama would not be the men they are today and John McCain would not be here if we had followed Democratic leadership to cut and run in Vietnam before our POWs were returned.

I'm in Canada, so I hope these questions don't betray my ignorance of what a vice-president's job is (or, for that matter, what a president does), but isn't there some sort of staff working at the White House? Don't you guys have Secretaries of State for a reason? Don't you guys have foreign policy advisors on the payroll? If John McCain died in office, wouldn't Palin have somebody to bounce some ideas off of? Do presidents really make decisions unilaterally, off the top of their head, without somebody advising them?
One of my early childhood memories of American politics comes from the day Reagan was assassinated. As I recall, it was Alexander Haig or someone (not vice-president George HW Bush) who said "he was in charge here?" The quote, obviously, gained notoriety because Haig wasn't the one who would have been in charge - Bush was - but it does underscore a greater point - the veep is the next in line, but he or she isn't the whole line.
I'll close with another Canadian perspective: I'll bet if you asked 10 Canadians who the deputy prime-minister is, one - maybe two - might be able to correctly identify who it is (by the way, I have no idea). Obviously, our PM doesn't have to make the decisions that U.S. presidents make, but if our PM died tomorrow, I don't think anybody would be too worried about our trade agreements collapsing or our mission in Afghanistan failing. We'd assume that the next-in-line would have some help. Is it not reasonable to assume Palin would have some help too?

why in the world would anyone take a chance with such an unproven VP. George W had only left the country once also, see how great of a diplomat he was. Mr. Obama has proven he can tango with prominant world leaders and assert himself on a global stage. mr. mccain looks like he has trouble reading teleprompters

I find it ridiculous that the media questions Sarah Palin's knowledge of foreign affairs when she is running for Veep, but they fail to question Barack Obama's lack of experience with foreign affairs when he is running for President. I have nothing against Obama but fair is fair. He has spent almost his entire political career running for office, and it's amazing to me that he has risen as far and as quickly as he has.

I agree totally with your comments. Being a hockey Mom does not qualify you to become the commander in Chief in waiting. Especially when the potential commander in chief is 72 years old and has had melanoma cancer return several times. WAKE UP AMERICA!

why in the world would anyone take a chance with such an unproven VP. George W had only left the country once also, see how great of a diplomat he was. Mr. Obama has proven he can tango with prominant world leaders and assert himself on a global stage. mr. mccain looks like he has trouble reading teleprompters

So Palin has no experience in international affairs? Neither does Obama! One would be the VP while the other would be president. I believe she made it clear that she would put America's interest first, which I see as a strong foundation to start from. Unlike Obama who has made it clear that he is more concerned with bringing unity to the world and our image....Palin would put America first! So the real question is, do we want our politicians to be more concerned with what the international community thinks of us, or do we want our politicians more concerned with us and our best interest? Is this an election for the president of the world or president of America?

Michael Hirsh is wrong.
Palin does not need a crash course in foreign policy. She???s got one of her own. Inspired by God
According to an AP article by Gene Johnson on Earthlink, last June Palin told a group of ministry students at Wasilla Assembly of God that the war in Iraq ???is a task that is from God. That's what we have to make sure that we're praying for, that there is a plan and that plan is God's plan."
Sarah Palin???s belief that the war in Iraq is part of God???s plan introduces a whole new concept in American foreign policy. - namely we can fight any war we wish provided that we can prove that these wars are part of God???s plan
Since Palin is an expert on Russia, I wonder how she would feel if Russia adopted her believes. The Russian Orthodox Church has made a great come-back in Russia, and I am positive the Russian invasion of Georgia. Therefore, Russia???s war with Georgia is justified because it???s part of God???s plan Presumably if Palin gets an OK from God, we???ll launch a war with Russia as well, complete with nuclear weapons.
Way to go, Palin!!! Way to go, McCain !!! John Wayne and the OK Corral in the nuclear age!!!
We may get Armageddon after all - However, this does not concern Sarah Palin. She and all of her follow believers will be saved by the Rapture. And a nuclear holocaust is one sure-fire way to duck the problem of the $ 9 trillion national debt.
MEMO to America.
Be afraid.
Be very afraid.

It has wrongly been said that Biden has to tread softly with Palin in the VP debates for fear of appearing a bully. He and others have to point out again and again that foreign leaders would not "handle her gently" on the international dossier. God forbid we have another ignoramous determining American foreign policy. Such has brought us disaster; more would bring us destr uction.

On Wednesday morning, a teenage boy from Alaska stood in a receiving line on an airport tarmac, being glad-handed by the potential next president of the United States ? because he got his girlfriend pregnant. TV cameras were lined up in advance. The mind boggles. GIVE ME A BREAK GOP!!!

Sarah Palin at the helm of current foreign policy would be, pardon the expression, "very cool".

Take a scrapper with principles against power mongers and rogues...

is Obama going to take the same crash course?? More liberal pandering by the bed wetter crowd....