Republican VP Candidate Palin Defends Her Experience

Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin finally hit the national news in an exclusive interview with ABC News’ Charlie Gibson. When questioned about being asked by John McCain to be his VP she said:

“I answered [McCain] ‘yes,’ because I have the confidence in that readiness and knowing that you can’t blink, you have to be wired in a way of being so committed to the mission, the mission that we’re on, reform of this country and victory in the war, you can’t blink.”

The interview focused on national security,” said Sarah Palin. “Palin called Russia’s invasion of neighboring Georgia “unprovoked” and “unacceptable.” Asked if the United States would have to go to war with Russia if Russia invaded Georgia again, Palin had this response.

“Perhaps so,” she said. “I mean, that is the agreement when you are a NATO ally, is if another country is attacked, you’re going to be expected to be called upon and help.”

Does anyone else not feel to confident when this woman speaks about defending our country if needed? I for one am really concerned that if the worst case scenario was to happen and Palin was forced to step in as the commander and chief that the rest of the world would suddenly look even further down on us then it currently does. At least our enemies might fear us now. What if they stop fearing us and our allies stop respecting us at the same time?

ABC News Anchor Gibson also asked Palin several times whether or not U.S. forces have the right to make cross-border attacks into Pakistan with or without the approval of the Pakistani government.  Palin  responded, several times, with a more general statement, and declined to give a “yes” or “no” answer.

“In order to stop Islamic extremists, those terrorists, who would seek to destroy America and our allies, we must do whatever it takes, and we must not blink,” said Palin.

Sounds like she was trained very well in exactly what to say to follow the standard Republican line.

Part of the interview was aired on September 11th, the anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States, and the day that Palin, the mother of five, attended a deployment ceremony for her oldest son.  He is an Army infantryman whose unit is being shipped off to the war in Iraq later this month.

Opinion polls show that adding Palin to the ticket has given McCain’s campaign a big boost.  Palin has attained an instant “celebrity status”, similar to the popularity of Obama.  She has been appearing on the campaign trail with McCain this week, drawing much larger crowds than he drew on his own.

Palin’s interview with ABC is the only one the McCain campaign has scheduled so far.

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