If McCain was in charge during the Cuban Missle Crisis-would he have had the skills to safely resolve it? ?

Question

Apparently no one sees the danger of electing someone with a hair-trigger temper. If he is elected I hope he is buffered by people who swiftly weigh options before reacting.

Answer 1

Harry K stole my thunder.  He is 100% correct.

Answer 2

You mean like now when his first thought was to go to war>

Answer 3

easily, the same as most any other president

Answer 4

I agree with K and I'm afraid if/when Obama gets elected..he will be tested...most likely by Al Qaeda.  Let's all hope/pray he is up to the challenge the way Kennedy was.

Answer 5

If McCain won the Presidency in 1960, there would have been no Cuban Missile Crisis.

The Crisis was due to the fact that Khrushchev viewed Kennedy as a lightweight. He thought he was young, inexperienced and was elected on a cult of personality. He though he could take advantage of him.

If a more senior, experienced, actual leader was elected in 1960, there would have been no crisis.

Lets hope history doesn't repeat itself.

Answer 6

since that was a time which all americans supported their country in it's actions i think so.