Gen. Clark illustrates the absurd.

In an attempt to explain why McCain's experience doesn't necessarily qualify him to be the Commander-in-Chief, Gen. Wesley Clark told CBS' Face the Nation:

"In the matters of national security policy making, it's a matter of understanding risk. It's a matter of gauging your opponents and it's a matter of being held accountable. John McCain's never done any of that in his official positions. I certainly honor his service as a prisoner of war. He was a hero to me and to hundreds of thousands and millions of others in the armed forces, as a prisoner of war.

"He has been a voice on the Senate Armed Services Committee and he has traveled all over the world, but he hasn’t held executive responsibility. That large squadron in the Navy that he commanded — that wasn’t a wartime squadron."

Clark then went on to illustrate Barack Obama's distinguished military career, and his intense ambiguity on 'the grave, but not serious' threat Iran poses shows that Obama is the only candidate in the race prepared to actually deal with the ...

No, wait.

All Clark wound up doing was illustrating that, while McCain's military experience may not be enough to qualify him to be Commander-in-Chief, it was still far more extensive experience than Obama has ever had and that Barack's inability at gauging even his own advisors ought to speak volumes about his ability to gauge enemies.