I think it's fair to say Obama has an absolutely stellar record on security. He resided over the killing of Bin Laden, then took out Anwar al-Awlaki a few months later. His handling of the Libyan war has been masterful, as he managed to revitalize NATO by encouraging our allies to "take the lead" while we offered support and know-how. Just compare the Libyan war to the Iraq war. One has cost hundreds of billions of dollars and thousand American lives. The other cost 2 billion with ZERO US causalities. Counter terrorism is the answer, not nation building. The Obama doctrine > the Bush doctrine. Oh, and there hasn't be a single act of terror committed successfully on US soil since he's been in office. Then, finally, and sanely, he's getting us the fuck out of Iraq.
I point all of this out because historically Republicans have managed to label Democrats as soft and incompetent on national security. Clinton once lamented it as the perceived Mommy (Dems) and Daddy (Repubs) party - one takes care of you, the other protects you. That seems to be going out the window.
If not for the economy Obama would probably win the election in a landslide. As it is right now he'll probably win another tight one.
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