Originally Posted by Zaro

Source: USA Today

ABC News' Political Radar blog -- McCain hasn't been to any Afghanistan-related hearings in past two years: Republicans and their presidential choice's campaign have been critical of Democratic contender Barack Obama because the Senate subcommittee he chairs has not had any oversight hearings about NATO's role in securing and rebuilding Afghanistan and because he has attended just one other hearing about Afghanistan. But, "it turns out that presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain has attended even fewer Afghanistan-related Senate hearings over the past two years than Obama's one. Which is a nice way of saying, McCain, R-Ariz., the top Republican on the Senate Armed Service Committee, has attended zero of his committee's six hearings on Afghanistan over the last two years. ... McCain campaign spokesman Brian Rogers, in a statement to ABC News, argued that McCain's years of previous foreign policy experience make up for his recent lack of attendance at hearings."

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