Originally Posted by JavaBlack

But not for nearly as long.
Now frankly i think Obama has shown quite an understanding of foreign policy... and at least knows a good idea when he hears it (I caught that in early debates... he tended to stick with whatever Biden said, before that became the norm for all the candidates... if Biden only had charisma). And his knowledge seems to have grown.

But I wouldn't say that his "experience" is anything amazing.
But that said, it's comparable to Clinton's or McCain's IMO.