With the presidential elections coming up next year, the Republican candidates don't look so promising. After watching an interview of Herman Cain discussing what he would have done in the place of Obama regarding the Libyan revolution, I am a little worried for the future of America:
Cain doesn't seem to know what he is talking about, and spends about a long time at the beginning trying to get the interviewer to clarify the question. On the other hand, Mitt Romney is not well educated on many issues and feels he could have handled situations, such as the Iranian "nuclear crisis", better than Obama.
To read more about Romney: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/us/politics/before-primaries-romneys-team-looks-ahead-to-obama.html?_r=1&hp
Now that I am 18 and can vote, I see all the more reason to follow politics. Before this year, I never really saw a reason to get involved and read about what was going on. But things in the world seem to be getting ever more complicated and being knowledgeable in today's affairs is extremely worthwhile. Perhaps this is why these candidates upset me so much.
These candidates are not well informed. They make generalizations and place blame on others who they feel have not done a good job. After taking U.S. and World History, I feel I have a good understanding of how past events have impacted today's world. If an 18 year old can have this, I firmly believe that the Republican presidential candidates should have the same, if not better, knowledge.
I hope that my generation and generations behind me educated themselves because it is so important to our future. We cannot have a president who doesn't know how to handle situations. If these candidates think they will get elected by getting barely passing grades in foreign policy, they are wrong.
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