McCain Or Obama As Commander In Chief

Familiar: John McCain, a war veteran, met Sgt. Timothy Brown (left) and Sgt. Thomas Prasenski at Capitol Hill in Washington in March. (Dennis Cook/AP)(Photo from Christian Science monitor)

How McCain, Obama Would Do As
Commander In Chief -- Christian Science Monitor

McCain has the experience, but Obama may be more open to Pentagon advice.

What kind of commander in chief would Sen. John McCain or Sen. Barack Obama be?

National security issues loom large for the next president: He will have to manage the drawdown of thousands of American troops in Iraq, oversee the deployment of thousands more in an increasingly violent Afghanistan, and assess whether to grow the military to cope with the war on terrorism.

On these issues, the advantage might seem to be all on the side of Senator McCain, a war veteran.

But former defense officials, as well as active-duty and retired officers, say that the military – whose rank and file are perceived to vote Republican – sees positives and negatives in both candidates.

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