Which president was more, or equally, qualified than McCain to lead in war?

Question

* John Adams

* Thomas Jefferson

* John Quincy Adams

* Martin Van Buren

* Grover Cleveland

* William Taft

* Woodrow Wilson

* Warren Harding

* Calvin Coolidge

* Herbert Hoover

* Franklin Roosevelt

* Bill Clinton

* George W. Bush

Answer 1

I don't see how McCain is qualified to lead this country in a war.  His claim to fame is being shot down and allegedly tortured while flying a mission during Vietnam.

Answer 2

Brad -- "allegedly tortured"?  Come on!

Answer 3

War, war,war!

"We like to think the third amendment is passé, old-school. Last year, in 2007, the federal government alone collected $2.6 trillion in taxes, making its take nearly 20% of US Gross Domestic Product. With a significant proportion of this money, the government wages war around the globe, and increases the size of what the founders referred to as a standing army. Furthermore, to finance the wars and the empire, the government produces paper money – causing inflation, which is just another tax, another theft of the people’s wealth and property."

Answer 4

I guess that only Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt qualify on experience but why did'nt you include Teddy Roosevelt or Ike?

Answer 5

None. If they knew how to lead there would have been no war.

Answer 6

Though being shot down, captured and tortured might build character and resolve, but it doesn't build leadership skills. Neither does working as a US Senator. I think McCain has a decent level of leadership ability, but no more than Obama. Neither would be where they are if they were unable to lead.