Foreign policy experience may be key in 2008 race

From: Oakland Tribune | Date: December 24, 2006 | Copyright information

AS we titillate ourselves with the possibility of a Barack Obama presidential campaign, the one lingering question will be his foreign policy experience. After almost a generation of being a secondary consideration (remember, "It's the economy, stupid!"), foreign policy has returned as a political priority for those applying for the temporary job known as commander in-chief. And for all of his unquestioned talents, Obama seems light on the international relations scale.

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