Do Veterans make better Presidents?

he's an Idealogue in every sense of the word. an impractical idealist, theorist, an often blindly partisan advocate or adherent of a particular ideology which makes him an idiot. Here's an analogy. As a scout leader, he and his troop safely cross a running stream and they make a big deal of and how well they did crossing the stream. They get to a raging river and try and cross. He loses half his troop and they drown, BUT he doesn't see it as a disaster, he only sees it as "a little bump" no problem. He brings up the little stream they crossed and once again they cheer themselves. Only successes are counted, however small and the big problems are ignored. He's an idiot, from Latin idiota ignorant person, from Greek idiōtēs one in a private station, layman, ignorant person, from idios one's own,and he is a dangerous idiot who will sacrifice ANYTHING to get to his blind goal to cheer himself and a legacy.

You know, the same could be said about the other side of the political spectrum as well. Every time the republicans don't get what they want they throw a collective hissy fit and threaten to not pass a budget and shut down the government. They worship money, tout their "religion" as a weapon to appease a certain demographic and further their own agenda, and won't make any form or compromise unless their piece of the pie is bigger. Call me crazy, but I don't want people that throw temper tantrums like my 5 year old does, running my government.

we'll have to agree to disagree. this president is by far the worse when it comes to "hissy" fits. his temper tantrums are legend and you can see when he lost the midterms, he acted as if it didn't happen. NOw I will agree as a response to Obama, the Right pushes back,. What do u expect? Just give the president everything he wants?

Sergeant Michael: Thank you for your thoughtful message. I agree that future Presidents should have time in Uniform. However, I take issue with your comments about President Obama. Check your facts, Sergeant. Servicepeople are less than 1% of the entire US Population (Active, Guard, Reserve and Retired). Hardly a population that can sustain a National Budget. Furthermore, ActDu Troops always get a raise...as well as us Retired Servicemembers....If you have a problem with Our CIC....just wait and he will be replaced by a person voted properly into the office....Until then.....Respect and salute the office he holds......keep your bearing, Sergeant and lead your troops......Best Regards.....doc in Galveston

Ok. Well like you suggested a couple weeks ago, I have checked on many many facts. First off I'm disabled Retired Veteran and I have led men in combat. I'm 11b(Infantry) I was in OIF 2, was wounded twice by direct enemy fire and was awarded 2 purple hearts. Facts that show Obama doesn't care for the military. 1.only 25% of military members support president "Obama" job approval. In George Bush's last year in office, he held a 50% rating among military members. 2. In late February, Obama put together a proposal to cut $12.9 billion from the Tricare System, despite the fact that health care of troops has fallen by 21%. Same proposal forces active duty/ retirees to pay higher Tricare fees in the Administration's plan to cut nearly $500 billion from the Pentagon's budget. 3. Obama's administration plans to cut healt care benefits for active duty/ retired military personnel and their families. While not touching benefits enjoyed by unionized civilian defense workers. Congressional aides suggested this move has intended to force military members into the very controversial Obama Care. 4. Obama just anounced this past week he supports the idea of reducing military retirement pay by 20%. Obama wrote a letter congressional leaders stating he favors the reduction in pay. 5. According to the Center on Budget and policy states 340,000 veterans receive public money for housing and 900 000 veterans live on food stamps. 5000 active duty military use food stamps just to get by.. They served their country and sacrificed greatly but Obama and his administration have made it clear they don't carej about the military or its veterans. There has been a 400% increase in food stamps by active duty military/retired gets since Obama took office. A brand new soldier enters the Army earns $18,194 a year which is well below the national poverty level. 6. Every secretary in each branch of the military has raised concsens about reductions in overall personnel, equipment and training due to reduction in the amount of troops and funds to maintain an effective fighting force .The United states is becoming vulnerable to terrorists attacks and we won't have the proper military force in place to take swift action. These shortcomings by obama and his administration have shown they just don't care for the military. A president that served in the military would at least no the hardships and difficulty of the military. We do deserve raises and there should be no reductions in benefits or pay. We volunteer to do to a foreign country and possibly get killed. Not many jobs in the civilian market where there is a good chance you may die on a daily basis. Oh, btw I would never salute Obama! Besides its a well known fact he doesn't salute anyways. Next time you challenge someone make sure YOU know the facts. Presidents should serve in the military before they qualify to run for office.

I have to disagree about President Bush(41). The way he ended Desert Storm (by allowing Saddam to have an armistice) proved to be as disastrous as President Carter's encouraging the Shah of Iran to abdicate the Peacock Throne... as well as President Carter's following actions in letting the former Shah come to the US for medical treatment.

I appreciate him particularly as well. Being Retired Navy, I may be a bit biased though.

SSG Adam Reed A fair point, I guess my point wasn't so much that military service DOES make a president better so much as on average it can't hurt.

Capt Richard I P. I could point to President Carter to answer that....

I guess it depends on how learned and intelligent that person was. Obama is a waste of oxygen. Had he enlisted in ANY Branch, I think he would have washed out as a complete failure. Just as he has for the past 6.6 years of his feckless destruction of America, and perhaps World safety.

SSG Dutton, I feel you may be putting a wee bit too much blame on our current POTUS in regards to world affairs. We could easily make the argument, as an example, that President Eisenhower didn't do enough to help the French in Vietnam, making the world more dangerous. Sometimes events play out of our control.