Experience is what got us in this mess. Wisdom is what we really need

This is rich coming from him. He completely mismanaged and destroyed his chances of being the nominee, though he was the front turner by far, by his lack of JUDGEMENT or he would be/should be the nominee now. Loser!

The lesson: Judgment trumps old and outdated experience.

More proof of what a pathetic wretch Giuliani is.

obama went to Afghanistan and Iraq so that he can show the soldiers how to play basketball.Wow some foreign policy experience he is trying to get,playing basketball and eating.Hillary supporter still.

Isn't this the same guy who disciplined police officers who shoot an unarmed man over 50 times by suspending them for a week. Can't wait to see what happens if he's in office. If it wasn't for 911, would we even listen to Gulliani?

Giuliani…………. inexperience how long were you a candidate in the Primaries… putting all you eggs in a basket in Florida sounds familiar

why is my comment :"awaiting moderation" twelve hours later?

Wow - could Giuliani be any more idiotic? He would be much better off at this point to be silent and go out to pasture. He ruined NY, he killed thousands of Fireman and the living ones hate his guts. Why does CNN report this stuff. The clown is a nobody and no one listens to Bush, Giuliani, or your inside loser Glenny Beck.

Rudy Giuliani talking about Senator Obama's experience in world affairs is like me trying to coach the space shuttle astronauts on re-entry procedures. This isn't news it is merely petty rhetoric.

Stupid is as stupid does. Obama is ahead of the game and they can't stand it. The more he is attacked the more credible he becomes.

I know this guy aint talking about anyones inexperience in foreign affairs.

Seriously, I think Rudy really put his foot in it this time for anybody who's really paying attention.
Obama is inexperienced because this is the "first time" he's traveled the world? Are you kidding? As many, many right-wing e-mails point out, Obama lived for several of his formative years overseas - in a majority Muslim nation. Who better to understand our neighbors overseas than somebody who played alongside them as an innocent child, who did not know or care that they were the "enemy" because of their geography and beliefs?
As the piece indicates, Obama has also traveled abroad to many nations as an adult, including visits to many of our European allies and to Iraq. The very thing Rudy, McCain and Co. are using their right-wing smear artists to paint false pictures of Obama is one of the things that shows this entire statement to be false. All aboard the Double-Talk Express, indeed!

shut up idiot you never been anywhere out side of new york, all you trying to do is to kiss Mccain a*ss, and trying to be relevant.

"“I think if you look at Senator McCain's record on Iraq - you don't fail to elect him president. He was right about Iraq when almost everybody else was wrong."

I think someone supporting Obama could make this claim more credibly (and it is often made). He's got to supply more explanation of how this might be the case. I have the feeling he's just saying this so that people might begin to repeat it as the storyline.

It's not working Rudy!

Only a looser can talk like that
without any doubt the American people know that Giuliani + Bush+ Mcsame= economic failure
We have faith in the futur of our country
No Bush, no MCsame, no war, No looser…..at all
Obaama for president

Why does Mcain and his surrogates like Juliani get so desperate when Obama is doing the right thing? It is becuase they did not expect Obama could actually be so good and experienced in the things that they themselves have always thought they have a monopoly over…just listen to Julaini'swords…Americans are very smart people and they see through what the Republicans are up to. America make your choice…come November 4th…Go Obama08.

This from a man who thought he himself was experienced enough to be president after being Mayor of New York?

And regarding experience, I don't see too many people calling for McCain to put the very experienced Dick Cheney on the ticket.

Inexperience….who made the biggest blunder in strategising for primaries…hmmm…that would be Guiliani

McCain may have travelled more than Obama, and it's what we expect. McCain has been a Senator for umpteen years, duh!

But McCain is confusing Sunnis and Shiites, and calling two countries by what they went by when they were ONE country.

They've been two countries, Czech Republic and Slovakia, for over 11 years.

I think McCain is a little senile or once he has something in his head that's what he sticks with. He reminds me of an old dog that can't be taught new tricks.

Why is this news? Guiliani ran officially the worst campaign in history, so he has no room to talk.

Perhaps CNN is anxious to avoid mentioning the Iraqi PM backing Obama's plan? That's a considerable endorsement for a guy with "no experience".

I thought Obama was the "PEACE CANDIDATE"—-why is he now pushing for a stepped up war in Afghanistan? Who is he pandering to on this one?

Obama,is inexperianced.Its like a teenager runing for the highest office in the world.At least with McCain he has age which in turn=experiance. Obama,will never understand the mind of the military, it takes a military mind to understand this. And I should know I'm a 28 year old veteran. McCain 2008 a true man of change! All action and little talk is what America needs! Maybe I'm on the wrong track here? I could be clinging to guns and religan?

Is Rudy going through divorce again?

Guilliani is a old has been that was largely ignored by his own party. The right thinks that he is an adulterer and the left thinks that he will do better as a Viagra spokesperson.

Are you flipping kidding me? Is this doofus really speaking out about anyones inexperience? Well I am truly offended. Yes he was the mayor during the 911 catastrophe. However, if that had not happened, he would probably go down in history as a mediocre to not-so-good mayor. He, along with others trailing behind McCain, fail to realize that it does not matter how much experience you have when it comes to politics. People change. Society changes. The world changes. If you are stuck in a certain mindframe and unable to look outside of your 'box' of experience, nothing can ever get better for America.

What a moron rudy is. You would think that at a ballgame he could talk ball. But he talks bull. Mc cain was not the best when he was running and now he is the best. Do not understand these political figures that lie thru their teeth. Guess that is why they are smiling.
I am waiting for the vp nomination to be announced. Then that will be my pick. I was talking to a strong republican and asked what if john took Powell. OH I would vote for him to be president right now. I said what if Obama took powell . Oh but he wouldn't and I said but what if he did, his comment was but he wouldn't. Kept going on like this. He would not answer this. So powell was ok as a gop but no answer if a dem. Maybe this country has to elect a minority to get back to a country as we knew it . Yhis country has fallen so far backwards it is a dangerous time for the US. Washington has not done what they should be doing. Both gop and Dem. Can we start over with a whole new slate?

Rudy Giuliani should keep his awkward statements to himself. His failure to run a proper campaign comes directly from his inexperience. Rudy and John McCain could learn a lesson from Obama and from those millions of people who are supporting Barack. Kissing up to McCain at this point is fuddy-duddy and the GOP is in for a long summer and fall election.

Oh Giuliani, the ultimate armchair politicians.

And as the failed leader of what had to be one of the worst and most ineffectual campaigns for the Presidential nomination in recent history, Rudy knows about inexperience….

Obama will surely flip-flop again upon his return. Now he's pushing to step up the war in Afghanistan—this should delight his anti-war base.

Age does not always begat wisdom…Look at what is happening now..America and Iran are having sit downs…who was the 1st to say he was going to be doing this? Not Old Man McCain thats for sure…What Obama lacks in life experience he makes up for with tempered savy and bravado.

Obama 08

Giuliani who? Look who's talking. Obviously Sen. Obama has more experience than Giuliani, and apparently so does McCain. Is Giuliani still waiting in Florida for the votes to come in? Talking about inexperience.

Obama 08!

Giuliani's comments are symbolic of why America will decidedly elect the 'so-called' inexperienced senator; Barack Obama. You do not talk down on a person with the intelligence that senator Obama posesses without yourself looking stupid. Giuliani is the one that expected Americans to crawl on their feet and elect him because you guys called him the American Mayor. However, Florida had a different name for him a moron. Obama did not need to support the troop surge in Iraq because he was right from day one that George Bush was conducting a war that should never haven waged or authorized. For people like myself it was an illegal war and Americans have been paying dearly for it. So it is refreshing to see a candidate for the presidency of United States who gives the rest of the world a real hope that America will not be running wild overthrowing regimes that it disaggrees with. Talk to your enemies and your stature will not be deminished. We are glad here in Canada that we did not have Stephen Harper as our prime mister when Bush was starting his illegal war on Iraq.

WHAT EXPERIENCE DO YOU HAVE LEAVING YOUR WIFE FOR A 20YR OLD.

What a dork!

Victory? It is a ridiculous premise. This "war" never should have been authorized in the first place - hundreds of thousands of innocent people have been killed in a country that was not involved with al Queda. So how does won claim a victory in these circumstances?
Even the white house now believes diplomacy with Iran is a good thing. Just what is Giuliani thinking? Guess it hits a chord to talk tough int he town most affected. But get the facts straight first - strikes me to do otherwise is a real testament to poor judgement, Mr. Mayor

If Giuliani thinks Obama is inexperienced he should look at himself, he sure made a mess of his run for president, talk about inexperience, he is the dumbest fool around.

I forgot,,, Rudy, you are saying that he was right about everything about iraq etc… That was Barack Obama, You seem to switch names in your memos, or you don't pay attention. You go to the beach and have some mojitos with John together. Leave serious things for the pros.

Obama keeps making promises but then doesn't follow through. He said over and over he would debate McCain anytime, anywhere. Now he won't.

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Thats right, Rudy, you had tons of experience before your ridiculously poor attempt at at running for president!

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And Guiliani is…in his own eyes…this Great Fearless Leader that did so well in the GOP primaries and is a what??!! A Cross Dresser??!!! Oh yeah…his words hold a lot of weight!! Guiliani is noting more than another rich Fat Cat that sees to his own greed and ego. Again…the answer to the GOP'S lack of leadership, is to spread the logic of…Well….at least you know what we are!!!! And we should vote for McBush because he's such a well balanced individual??!! Doesn't have a out of control temper? Doesn't make lewd remarks about a women raped by a gorilla by making this hidious joke in public? Doesn't have memory lapses? ETC…ETC…ETC..

Rudy Giu91an1? Who's that?

Wow!!! The Good Old Boys Club at it again. It's surprising that Obama's ideas are being implemented by the current administration. I wonder how McSame and his side kicks feel about this. If McSame is so brilliant, why is the present administration not listening…

Yes, he showed his excellent knowledge of the world when he wanted to install the missiles in Czechoslovakia. Twice,
Sen. McCain, go to some nice beach and take it easy. Relax and have fun, man!

WHO REALLY CARES WHAT RUDY THINKS?

PLEASE REPORT SOME REAL NEWS!

We don't need Giuliani to tell us of Obama's inexperience. A m,an who ignored the entire nation and went to sit down in Florida hoping to win the republican primary to be the party's nominee is absolutely, grossly inexperienced. He remains the most disappointing politician I have ever known. A politician with the biggest idea on how not to win an election.

Giuliani wishes he was in Obama's place. Idiot!!

Gulliani, your two faced phrases will never work anymore, look what happened to you in Florida during the elections….you cannot be trusted anymore…you are your own enemy….

Oh please let this lead to another smackdown by Joe Biden. Rudy "Noun, Verb, and 9-11″ Giuliani has no business talking about "experience."

A comment? Like - how would you know, Rudy? You don't know anything outside of NYC; we just saw how much you don't know.

In that case they should elect my travel agent who has been to over 100 countries, Republican politicians need to grow up, they have messed up, no chance of giving them another 4 years to mess up.

Inexperience like you running for President, or inexperience like you cheating on your wife or inexperience like you not providing the NYPD and NYFD with the equipment needed to communicate in and around the World Trade Center after the first attack. Yeah, perhaps Rudy, you are not a very good person to be making this call.

If McSame has so much experience, why is he flip flopping on all those policy positions? He may have the edge on experience but that kind of experience we sure don't need. No Thanks McBush!!

Giuliani??? Who?!?!?!?? You are out of the political picture, buddy. No one cares what you think.

As a New Yorker all i can think is … what a moron. Guiliani will say anything to curry favor. I hope McCain picks him to be his vp, so we can have a couple of soulless old corpses trotting out the sorry old Be Afraid! lines. Keep it up, boys.

This from a man who also has no foreign policy experience. He has a lot of room to talk. He was the major of New York City and never held national office. Also he couldn't even run a campaign. Yea, he is a person I trust to how what is going on in the world.

1) Rudy is totally irrelevant.
2) Where had GW Bush been before he became president
3)John McAin't does not know the name of the countries or who lives there

Who cares what Giuliani thinks. Lets be honest, his failed presidential run was an inexperienced JOKE.

Please! Okay, McCain has so much "experience" regarding foreign affairs, but does not seem to have a clue or CONCERN about the economy! I'm so sick of the same argument by John McCain and his fellow Republicans.

Obama for President

(CNN) – Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Sunday Barack Obama’s overseas visit is only serving to highlight the candidate’s inexperience in world affairs…..It was an UNJUST WAR ,Lots of lives were lost …….Mr Obama voted against the WAR …Giuliani with that CHESHIRE CAT GRIN will say any thing and guess what you are not on the short list for VP

OBAMA 08/2012
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Giuliani is a buffoon. Everyone in New York City hates him and he has less than zero credibility, especially after is ridiculously inept presidential campaign. If McCain needs this guy to be his surrogate, McCain's in worse shape than I thought.

Wow, John McCain…20 or 30 years of "experience" travelling around the world at taxpayer expense…and what exactly has he accomplished with all that important travel "experiencxe" that we've been paying for all these years?

In fact, what "leadership" has McCain actually shown on anything, with any material relevence at all for the average Joe, in his quarter century of cashing taxpayer-funded checks as Senator?

It's obvious that Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's comments only serve to highlight that John McCain is just another old-time, do-nothing politician that's lived his life with his snout buried deeply in the public trough without much of anything to show for all the taxpayer dollars we've spent on him.

Since he hasn't shown any actual "leadership" in Government after all these years, at his advanced age, then why on earth would anyone expect him to magically become some kind of "leader" now?

As a nation, we've had more than enough of empty-suited Senators and Representatives like John McCain who never actually accomplish anything of relevence to the lives of the citizens who are paying their bills.

Thanks, Rudy, for helping clarify that point about your boy John McCain.

Hey IDIOTS for the repubs! THE SURGE HAS NOT SUCCEEDED!!!! Look at the bigger picture dummies.

Experience does not make a great president! Bush had expericence, he even had more expericence after the firtst 4 years. Look, what has he done for us, for this country!

We need new ideas, we need changes, we need some one who is just like Obama. I think He is the one!

Do I care what horror Juliani says? He is an idiot anyway…

Guiliani is a slime ball like the rest of the Republican's are

Why is it newsworthy every time someone insignicant and irrelevant attacks Obama? If Rudy Guiliani was as great as the media makes him out to be he would have easily beat John McCain who ran a very uninspiring Republican primary race.

Giuliana is the master planner…ala presidential candidate race. He has no room to talk. If experience is any measure then why is the Bush administration is doing exactly what Obama said. Horizon = time table.

B.S. reeks so pervasively with the Repubicans they can't tell what is fact or fiction. Democratic or Republican ideology.

Republicans will lose in the biggest way. Let's recap: rolling black outs co Enron, Katrina, Iraq War, Banking and mortgage issues. All we need now is to attack Iran.

McCain was wrong on Iraq in the beginning and continues to be wrong! You, Mr. Giuliani should work on fixing your marriage or ex-marriage relationships.

McCain has no judgement whatsoever. His only solution to international issues is to "bomb, bomb, bomb," spend hundreds of billions of dollars that we don't have, borrow money from China, ship our jobs overseas and flush the U.S. economy down the toilet.

McCain's and Bush's so called experience brought us the current situation. Nice attempt…but no thanks.

…and Ron Mueller says that Senator Obama shows the kind of leadership America needs.

My opinion is just as good as Mr. Giuliani's who did nothing in the primary until Florida, came in third, and dropped out less than three weeks later.

CNN, if you're going print opinions at least use your space to quote people whose opinions we value and have a successful background in nation economy and foriegn policy experience. Mr. Giuliani has neither.

Het Rudi…maybe that is why you are not the nominee. Your judgement is way off.

If we had left Iraq as Obama wanted to, the country would have had a chance to make their own future. It may have fallen into violence but at least they would have been fighting the war themselves instead of having us do it for them. And in the mean time we would have had alot more money and alot more troops to fix the major problems with Afghanistan. And regardless of what John McCain, George Bush, and Rudy Guliani want you to believe, the real war against terrorism is centered on Afghanistan and Pakistan and have nothing to do with Iraq.

I hear about the media bias towards Obama. Then I read blogs like this one on CNN about something McCain is doing. True he went to Iraq and places but if I'm not mistaken, he chose to go under secrecy for secruity reasons. Now who in their right mind cares about this dude at a baseball park? What the heck??!!

yeah, he's really showing his inexperience, that's why every aspect of his foreign policy was validated this week, and mccain had to play catch-up

Last time I checked, Giulliani grew up in NYC, went to undegrad in NYC, got his law degree in NYC, practiced law in NYC and after a stint in Washington DC returned to become Mayor of NYC.

Meanwhile, Obama grew up in Hawaii and Indonesia, went to college in California and NYC, worked in Chicago, travelled to Kenya and then went to Law School in Cambridge, MA. Oh yeah, and his major in college was Foreign Relations. Furthermore, if Obama has been in NYC while Giuliani was mayor, he would have been working on the streets of the outer boroughs to help those that Giuliana was displacing.

McCain should choose better surrogates to attack Obama's worldliness. Come on. Really?

Obama's only over seas because McCain double dog dared him to go. BO only does things when backed into a corner (e.g. kick Wrigiht under the bus, admit the surge is working, etc., etc.).

Experience does not guarantee good judgment. McCain's "humorous" ditty "Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" provides pretty good evidence that McCain's vaunted experience has not produced an individual who is qualified to be president.

???

The point is?

he milked it as much as Bush did.
Even Republicans saw through it.

Man, I wish *somebody* would define what "victory" means in Iraq. When measured against the diminished standing of the US in the world and the breaking of the worlds finest military, any "victory" in Iraq is Pyrrhic at best. And this is what McCain wants to defend?

"He has been going there for 20-30 years. He knows the world. He understands the world.”

His perceptions and understaning of the world of the world are out of date and therefore not relevant to this time.

Hillary tried to play the inexperience card…..Look at how well that worked out.

I find it very funny that he is speaking as if McCain hasn't make more mistakes talking about this "world" and its cultures than I have fingers. That is just this election season. So I guess what equates to is that to have experience is that you go there but are able to be ignorant about the things that make up the world.

In the long history of our country not one of president elect had experience before taken office..not even vice president. As for as experience in world affair unless you been secretary of state with broad latude by your president a person has no foriegn experience. It is an on the job training job an only can be graded after your term is over.

As if Mr. "Nooun-Verb-9/11″ knows ANYTHING! Nothing like catcalls from the cheap seats… Giuliani, you just like to hear yourself talk. Well, we don't. SHUT UP!

you've got to be friggin' kidding me!! hey rudy, you forgot to mention 9/11.

Rumsfeld had experience. Cheney had experience. What did that get us? 4,000 dead, 30,000 wounded and $700 billion dollars wasted.

The G-man would make a great VP candidate on McSame's ticket. Goodness knows that is as close as he is getting to the White House till Barack invites him for that crow dinner.

Okay Don Giuliani, I will only say let's compare your campaign run and his campaign run. Who's campaign is still running? Now, will you please go somewhere and sit it down, thanks.

I am curious why CNN believes anything Giuliani has to say is newsworthy.

Is Rudy still runing???

During the interplay with the press, Giuliani once again pulled out his cute cell phone stick, took a phone call from his wife and was overheard to say "Honey I can't talk right now….right in the middle of Karl's talking points…Ya the inexperience chessnut….I'm going straight home after the game…I dont know, I'm sure McSame has extra Depends…Gotta go, just a little more BS to serve…Love ya too…"

Well maybe Giuliani can teach Obama a thing or two about experience..let see he's experienced in cheating on his wife, breaking up his family oh yeah and there is that failed attempt at running for president. Speak not Giuliani!

If the Iraq war continues USA will lose in Afghanistan like the Soviet Union lost the Soviet Afghan war. Obama speaks the truth.

What's the purpose of a trip when your mind is already made up?

"He (Sen. McCain) was right about Iraq when almost everybody else was wrong."

Some people just cannot accept the truth. Yes, elect McCain for president so we can continue on this course of disaster.

This cat is a joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jul;ie you are too mouthy and without substance. John is a hero but so was McArthur, and the almost 5,000 who have died in Iraq. John is too old and has both an anger problem and a communication problem. Did yuo look at those faces at the camps in Afghanastan - the soldiers? Did you see the interest, the pride in seeing Barack Obama there? Those soldiers are the future and they are in the same generation as Sen Obama and understand the new world, noty trying to eep it old with old war stories and
sound off" songs. C'mon………… Republicans, your day(s) was here, it is long gone.

Giuliani you failed to protect New York. The Twin Towers were attacked before 911 and where was your contingency plan. You relied on Washington?!! And who was there, with all their experience….John McCain. Now you want to talk about Iraq, you bold faced liars!!!!

Who really cares what Giuliani has to say about anything? I am so fed up with pathetic reporters playing their neurotic little games of let's play one politician against another rather than doing some real and honest reporting!

All this emphasis on foreign experience is nearly laughable. Over the years, how many of our elected presidents have come into the Oval Office with vast foreign affairs experience?

How much experience did Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton or George W. Bush have? Obviously, it wasn't a determining factor in those elections. Granted, we might be in a different situation now had we chosen someone more qualified in foreign affairs the past 4 elections, but we didn't.

Mccain Inaguration……………………..

I don't see any women in this picture, CNN.

Not true Guliani!, I wont be voting for Mccain in November just as i didnt in the primaries. Republicans are pathetic with your back door slander. For that matter, lets not even talk about what Americans think about you in this day in time!

One more thing…..stop speaking for ALL of America!

Whatever. John McCain may have more experience, but that doesn't make him right or the most qualified. His choices now and in the past are the reason why Barrack will win in November. Besides, this is not McCain's first run at president, and he's been a politician much longer. Barrack knows his strengths and weaknesses. Can't say the same for McCain. I commend Barrack for doing all the neccessary things he will need to do ,to do his job as president better.

Obama/ whoever he chooses '08

Repubilcans whine when Obama doesn't go to Iraq, then they whine when he does.

Obama could find a cure for cancer and Repubilcans would refuse to praise him, but instead find something wrong about how he cured cancer.

So now the words of Giuliani carry weight with the American people? This is the same Republican who floundered at the starting gate. Come on CNN stop giving a "listening ear" to these "has beens."

What else did you expect Giuliani to say? He's now competing with Romney for the no. 2 spot.

"Knows the world"….but can't use a computer???

So how did Giuliani gain such insight? Courting slimebags and chasing women?

Puh-lease! Guliani is nothing but a rank opportunist who used 9/11 to build up some meager political capital. What's his experience in foreign affairs? Typical, too, he says, "Without any disrespect.." when that is the only reason for his comments in the first place–to disrespect the opposition. What a phony!
And shouldn't he have said McCain had, like, forty or fifty years of experience…?

We have seen what the experienced Republicans can do. It is time for the Republican to sit down and shut up. You have totally blown it by standing by the worst president in US history right up until now. How is it you think you know how to run the country now?

Face it you blew it big time!!!

John McCain still thinks the Czechoslovakia exists (became Czech Republic and Slovakia in the early 90's), what makes you think he is current and capable!? Sure he traveled, so what? not that his trips make any difference. Leaders need to stay current and make decisions based on NOW.

Obama at least is trying to see what is going on currently. Publicity or not… I will at least give him that.

This from a man that had to abandon his run for Senator in his own state because the people that knew him best did not want him.
He went on to prove he could not win one primary in his ill-concieved run for President.
Yes, he was tough on crime in NYC adn it may have helped the city but many naitives did not share his vision of the "new" New York and found him to be a bully.
His opinion is at best unimportant.

This is from the same guy that waited for Florida to make his big move.

he's just jealous he's not the nominee

Mr Giuliani is absolutely correct regarding Obama's inexperience and Iraq strategy. For those reasons, and lists of others, my vote will be for President John McCain!

And we should listen to the former new york city mayor? By the way, the day before 9/11, his popularity was rubbish!

Who is this drag queen Giuliani to criticize anybody on foreign policy experience? This is a guy that ran for president , where his biggest foreign policy experience was as mayor, keeping window cleaners more than a block away from the united nations building.

Our President was never out of the country prior to being elected. Senator McCain suggested that Senator Obama, who has spent much time out of the country all his life, tour the Middle East, now that he is doing it, he's being criticized by those who tried mightily to defeat John McCain and couldn't even do that.

What can I say, I know Mayor Bloomberg and Rudy you are No Mayor Bloomberg.

i have to agree: bush just agreed with Obama, PM of Iraq just agreed with Obama, after 8 years of "wars and rumors of wars" where we sure don't want to talk with anyone who disagrees with us bush is talking with iran again after mcbush said we can't. 16 months vs. 100 years, yeah you got a good case.

"It has turned out that if we had caved in the way Barack Obama and the democrats wanted we would now have a defeat. America would have a defeat rather than a possible victory.” (Rudy Giuliani) Yes, if we if we had caved in the way Barack wanted…there wouldn't be a War in Iraq. It's becoming apparent that neither you nor John McSame don't think before you speak!

Guiliani should keep his mouth shut. The inexperienced argument coming from an overrated mayor whose reputation was built on the back of the 9/11 tragedy is hilarious. Guiliani was rejected by the American people when he tried to run from president. Evidently the american people see Obama differently.

Despite McCain's experience, he was wrong being one of the biggest supporters of invading Iraq in the first place. Whenever confronted about this ugly truth, he dodges the question making it even worse.

That alone speaks volumes of what kind of failed leader McCain will be.

And why do Republicans even want Guliani within their ranks with his Clinton like womanising values?

HE HAS TO BE IN THE MEDIA CIRCUS. OBAMA IS SO ON HIMSELF. HISTORY FOR HIM IS THE BIGGEST JOKE OF THE CENTURY. AMERICA GETS WHAT THEY ASK FOR.

well it also highlights his willingness to do what he needs to do as president GILUIANI. john mccain may have expreiance but he doesnt have great judgment. I mean i know experiance is great, but if you dont have the judgment to use that experiance to make good descions than your experiance matters little. i pick judgment over experiance any day.

So who cares about Guiliani ? Another MC old.

This is such bullcrap.

When he didn't go….they had a problem with it.

Now that he's making the effort…..they STILL have a problem with it.

Bottom line, when McCain and Bush both REFUSED to calmly sit down and talk with our "enemies", while accusing Obama of being naiive for even considering it….now they both have egg on their faces b/c his trip to Afghanistan and his efforts to speak with their leader about a timetable….which incidentally is the same as 'horizon' in Bush terms….was a clear success and he was congratulated by Condoleezza Rice, personally…..

Whether they want to give him credit for it or not - Obama clearly and consistently has the better judgement.

OBAMA - the only choice for November.

"America would have a defeat rather than a possible victory"
Does this mean we could still lose and we would somehow be better after wasting more lives and money?

Obama lacks experience — where have we heard that before?

Oh, yes, Senator Clinton tried to warn us. Too bad the Democratic party "selected" him anyway.

McCain 2008 - Clinton 2012

Yes, he is so inexperienced, naive, and lacks any vision. No wonder Bushy and McShame are following his lead! No time table, but we can have a time horizon! To meet with opposition leaders is akin to Chamberlain meeting with Hitler, of course unless Bushy does it! The real threat is in Afghanistan we should deploy troops there. McCain - "me too, me too, me too!" I think Rudy needs to find a positive reason voters should consider McCain because these tactics are really not working.

Is he kidding? I bet Barack knows what country he is in, who the leader is, and what issues the country is facing. McCain can barely remember his own name, or what he said (on tape) five minutes ago. Guess they will say anything to keep Republicans in line.

No Mr. Guiliani, if we'd listened to "Barack Obama and the Democrats" in the first place we'd have never subjected ourselves to this situation at all . War was not the only answer then, and there is no "victory" in Iraq possible now. There can only be an end or a continuance of war.

yada yada yeda…whateva….

Looks who is talking- the guy who could not even win Florida Primary despite putting his 100000% efforts..

In my opinion, no other politician in the USA has less credibility than Rudy Giuliani. If I were McCain, I would avoid Rudy like the plague.

How do they just out right lie and your reporters don't call them on it? Enough with the BS please. This is serious business and you are being incredible. As in NO CREDIBILITY. Where are the reports on the issues, lies. gaffes. firings. etc in the McCain campaign which is on the verge of implosion?

He has so much ground to stand on after the horrible and very conspicuous way he handled 9/11……..and the primaries..

well,, mr rudy,,,, this is your opinion and as fae as mccain has experience? only in lies and forgetfullness,,,, his experience is none other than being a vertern and like thousands of our troops,,, mccain may understand what they are goin through, but that about it,, mccain gets his advice from bush,, you can bet on that for sure,, and mr ruby,, what did mccain pay you to say that????? my vote still goes for obama,,,08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What has McCain done with all of his so-called experience? Let's see: hires the wrong people who have to quit his campaign. Confused the factions in Iraq. Voted for the war in Iraq. Says he doesn't know anything about the economy. Oh, he and Giuliani do have something in common. They both cheated on their wives. Apparently the republicans didn't want Giulliani. The nation will reject McCain too.

9/11 9/11 9/11?

9/11!

what a hater!! when was the last itme guiliani visited oversees?
typical republican bs

" ….America would have a defeat rather than a possible victory"
I am sorry Mr Giuliani, America does not have a victory anywhere in Iraq or Afghanisthan. It does not even have hope of a victory, You now have another Vietnam on your hands. I guess history does repeat itself.

If John McCain knew the world he wouldn't keep bringing up Czechoslovakia. Go Away Rudy.

Giuliani — what a partisan blow-hard. Anybody who understands the situation militarily knows the fight is in Afgahistan. Try and keep up! The commanders on the ground know it, the troops are ready and the Iraqi government wants us OUT.

McCain would keep America in Iraq solely to serve the same interests that GW Bush took us there for.

This from the man whose many mistakes and oversights made 9-11 far worse than it needed to be.

No we need a man who does't come from the Bush/Republican school of thinking….. McCain is just more of the same and the people pushing for him are the same one's who swore Bush was the right man for the job at the time… look where that got us.

Yeah right - Giuliani saying something besides '9-11′?

I don't believe this story for a moment.

Once again someone talking about something they know nothing about. The article clearly states,a s we all know, that Obama has traveled to other countries in the past just like McCain.

But wait, the White House shared with the media that the Iraqis agree with the "inexperienced" Obama and, oh yes, they also are engaging in diplomacy just as the "inexperienced" Obama has been touting for months now even though they said he was dilusional. So if he is so inexperienced, why are they following OBAMA's lead? I will tell you why, he has better judgement and the international community sees this as well as those of us here in the states.

This from a idiot who only ran on 9/11. Go away!!!

who cares what "a verb, a noun and 9/11″ Giuliani has to say?

yeah , he has the experience, he is old. but he does not have obamas judgement,and that is what matters.
obama 08

Giulani is such a failure! He should stick his head in the sand, instead of criticizing an intelligent man.
I do not understand how nowadays anybody can be a republican!! Hear how McWar criticizes all the failures of our present government. Turkey: is his own party!!!
He is in the side of a president who is a war criminal, who has devastated our economy, and McWar wants more fighting.
Regarding McWar's age, with all due respect, he will not be able to survive the incredible demands of the job of being president. Sorry, but I am his age. Ergo, Iknow.
George Los Angeles CA

Really? The only experience Giuliani has is being the mayor of a city and then milking a tragedy for every photo op around - and continuin to try to cash in on that same tragedy to run for President! Even his own kids have nothing to do with him. Does he really think the country will?

This comes from a man who cheated on his wife, married his mistress, and loves to dress up in drag. Have he forgotten that he only been to the middle east once himself before running for president and never been there afterwards. Rudy has no experience other than the phrase 9/11.

Giuliani is right. We can't elect someone on fancy talk and no ideas alone. Flip-flopping-Obama would be a HUGE mistake because he was wrong on everything with foreign policy. God help us if he's elected.

McCain '08!

GWB, Cheney are experienced they destroyed the country.

Inexperience? This is coming from the man who had one of the worst President campaign strategies of the past century

And because Rudy Giuliani says it, it must be true. Hmmmph. Will someone get these clowns off the stage.

Two losers at a ball game, no story.

What the heck does this idiot know?

Rudy Giulani has absolutely no credibility to talk about experience at federal-level politics or foreign policy. Guliani is a political opportunist, who is trying to gain McCaine's favor… with the faint hope if McCaine is elected, he might weasel his way into some position of power. This is why Giuliani's words are insignificant.

Hey RUDY ! wear any good dresses lately ! when we want to go DRAG we will seek your advice, uh, that will be never !!!

Ideas are far more important than experience. We are now talking to Iran, setting a schedule to withdraw from Iraqi and paying attention to Afghanistan as we should have from the very beginning. Those ideas belong to Mr. Obama. I will take an idea person over a so-called experience person any time.

What constitutes a "victory" in Iraq? These two guys are fear mongerers. Lets not be led by our fears, only our dreams and hopes for change.

Obama 08!

Really?? Does he know the world? How come he still thinks Czecoslvakia still exists?? Get real Ruddy! You guys are are the old brigade…. move over for the new genreation!!

Rudy, you need to read your history.
Obama has federal experience in foreign affairs as a senator.
By the way how much inexperience did Ronald Regan or Father and son Bush have in the senator. Ohhhh so they were never senators. Hmmm.

Rudy is the last clown in the circus who should be ripping Obama for lack of experience…the way his joke of a campaign was run you would think he was in the 7th grade running for hallway monitor…anyone who pays attention to this guy is a bigger fool than Rudy himself

By the way…When was the last time you and your Mistress took a trip overseas Giuilani? Didn't I just see you on CNN in full makeup and a dress making out with Donald whats-his-face?

And Giuliani knows all about experience, I mean, he was like Mayor for 8 years and knows everything there is to know about international diplomacy, restructuring the distorted image of a nation, and reestablishing the respect for international treaties. Mayors deal with this all the time. Yeah right, Get a life Giuliani.

Where do you get experience? Taking a break at a baseball game with McCain and ignoring the problems in Afghanistan and letting our troops die while you create no new plan or strategy and comfortably watch a game at Yankee Stadium.

At least Obama is trying to clean up the mess your party created.

Giualiani's opinion is irrelevant……why is his comment even making the news?

Rudy is one to talk. What are his foreign policy credentials? Ahhhhh handling 9/11 on the New York front with the brave men and women of NYC and their respective police, fire, and emergency personnel (as well as all the help he got from the state and the federal government).

At least Obama, who I am not a fan of in the slightest, is making this trip to prepare himself should he win the presidency. Kudos, Obama!

ahh Rudy if only you couldve made that very trip….sigh…

We are not looking a warlord or one with 60's war experience to lead us in 2008. Get that into your head that you wouldn't in anyway win this election-you so called conservatives with big spending habits

this coming from a known CHEAT…RUDY be quiet and go sit down. I am a new yorker and I DO NOT THINK YOU WERE A "GREAT" MAYOR. You sir are a JERK who cheated on his wife and paraded his AFFAIR for all to see.

OBAMA '08

"He was right about Iraq when almost everybody else was wrong".

Has Guilliani been smoking pot again? McCain voted FOR the war, not againt. That means he was WRONG about the war, not right.

Guiliana saying something is not worth a comment.Just another McCain.Whoops I flip flop to hear the gang tell it but I could not
help myself.

who cares what rudi "the ghoul" giulliani thinks. Nobody listens to him anymore.

Giuiani could not convince his own party to listen to him. He lost overwhelming to a 72 year old man because no one found what he had to say worth listening to. He is just another old man who's time has past.

Yet more proof that Rudy is seriously disconnected from reality. I can't think of anyone in New York who respects the man, and I am a lifelong Republican.

How about McCain take a tour of the poorest areas of the United States. Maybe he would get a better understanding of or economy.

Giuliani - Swing & a Miss…….. —– strike 3

McCain - Swing & a Miss…….. _—- strike 3

Barack Obama- HOME RUN…!!!!

Rudy- Your a idoit

if his so exeperienced why did he vote to go to war in Iraq. McSame should have visited there before going to war.billions of dollars lost thats a great experience we dont need .

Obama 08

Uhh, who cares what he thinks?

Rudy who? These clowns are ancient stiffs. What a hack Giuliani is. So is his grandfather McCain.

Even as a responsible senator, Obama should already have several trips to Iraq and Afghanistan under his belt. It has not been a lack of opportunity, but a lack of desire. Obama has no experience, no knowledge, and no desire to master foreign affairs that are crucial to our national security.

Giuliani just wants the VP position that's all.

The only thing this guy knew how to do was run on a 9-11 platform and look where that got him.

He's irrelevant. And needs to go away just like McBush.

Rudy who? What foreign policy experience does he have? This remark just goes to prove that His Honor is the typical partisan politician. Senator Obama has lived abroad, and the overwhelming majority in the international community welcome his fresh take on American foreign policy. Sadly, the GOP can only offer more of the same.

McCain=Bush III

No kidding…

Guillani doesn't get it. It's a good thing that Obama isn't experienced because he doesn't have all the wrong experience that both Gulliani and Mccain have.

Yep, McCain sure knows Czechoslovakia.

Giuliani is a loud mouth failed presidential candidate. He needs to shut up.

giuliani !!! nobody cares about his opinion !

a noun, a verb and 9/11…loser, crawl back to the hole you came from.

the best thing for THE AMERICANS IS TO OBAMA TO COME BACK SAFELY

If John McSame "understands the world", why is he having so much trouble understanding what is going on right here in the good ole USA?

McShame is NOT our man!

Giuliani is a laugh. Since when is he qualified to comment on anyone's experience in foreign relations and international affairs? Playing meet and greet as a mayor doesn't make one a foreign policy expert - it makes one a glad handing tour guide at best.

It must be nice for him to get a chance to be a flack for the guy who beat him out for the republican nomination. I wonder if Giuliani's firm is charging the Old Fogy Campaign for his PR efforts?

Oh yes, it does not stop at the waters edge or at the edge of the baseball field. I am really starting to feel ill. HOPING FOR LOVE AND PEACE

from a man that has no experience either

Judgment is far more valuable than experience… and military service does not necessarily equate to presidential material. I have several family members who have served in the military and that didn't qualify them for any better judgment or experience than anybody else. To the contrary they have faced a lifetime of horrid memories of babies dying and everything else and had to deal with either seeking mental health treatment or self-medicating.

McCain's experience should have told him that the war should have been waged in Afghanistan and not Iraq in the first place. Iraq wasn't responsible for 911, Osama Bin Laden was and he was in Afghanistan. Instead of admitting that, the war mongers want to justify an unjust war and keep it going.

Where is his experience on fiscal responsibility and improving our economy? I think he better start reading quickly. An ongoing war that is not winnable will only continue to destroy our economy and further damage our credibility throughout the world.

There's more to foreign relations than labeling everyone as a terrorist to keep the people at home living in fear.

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