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Clinton, Obama Duel Over His Experience

She says he hasn't got foreign policy smarts; he says he's lived it

By Colleen Barry,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 21, 2007 7:39 PM CST

(Newser) – Clinton and Obama exchanged volleys on the campaign trail yesterday over Obama's foreign policy experience, Reuters reports. After Obama said the years he spent living abroad as a child give him a better perspective on international affairs, Clinton fired back that her experience as senator and first lady better prepares her for the "big, complex international challenges the next president will face."

Obama lived in Indonesia for four years as a boy. "If you don't understand these cultures, then it's very hard for you to make good foreign policy decisions," he said. "I think we need a president with more experience than that," said Clinton. The barbs follow a Washington Post-ABC poll showing Obama up by 4 points on Clinton in Iowa and 8 points on John Edwards.

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen Barack Obama, D-Ill., talks to voters at a high school during a campaign stop in Alton, N.H., Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007.  Obama on Tuesday called for a $18 billion education plan that he said would fix mistakes his chief Democratic rivals made when they approved...
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen Barack Obama, D-Ill., talks to voters at a high school during a campaign stop in Alton, N.H., Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007. Obama on Tuesday called for a $18 billion education...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a news conference at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on Monday, Nov. 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevin Sanders)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a news conference at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on Monday, Nov. 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevin Sanders)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., addresses supporters during a campaign appearance at the Chicken Inn in Creston, Iowa, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007.(AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., addresses supporters during a campaign appearance at the Chicken Inn in Creston, Iowa, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007.(AP Photo/Nati Harnik)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks to local residents during a town hall meeting, Monday, Nov. 19, 2007, in Knoxville, Iowa. The economy needs help and fast, Clinton said Monday, claiming the experience for the job and saying the nation can't afford to break in a...
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks to local residents during a town hall meeting, Monday, Nov. 19, 2007, in Knoxville, Iowa. The economy needs help and fast, Clinton...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful, U.S. Sen Barack Obama, D-Il., talks to voters in a high school gym during a campaign stop in Alton, N.H., Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007.(AP Photo/Jim Cole)
Democratic presidential hopeful, U.S. Sen Barack Obama, D-Il., talks to voters in a high school gym during a campaign stop in Alton, N.H., Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007.(AP Photo/Jim Cole)   (Associated Press)
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