9/11 Commission co-chair (and former Indiana congressman) Lee Hamilton has
endorsed Barack Obama for president. Hamilton has been out of office for nearly a decade and was not a statewide-elected lawmaker, so it's doubtful his endorsement will do much to move voters in the state's May 6th primary, where Hillary Clinton leads in most polls. But his endorsement is still significant in that it runs counter to the argument that Obama lacks the foreign policy expertise to be commander-in-chief. In fact, Hamilton specifically cited two of Obama's foreign policy proposals as his reason for making the endorsement:
Hamilton said he agreed with Obama's position on meeting
with U.S. adversaries such as the leaders of Iran without
conditions. Also, Obama's consideration of unilateral military
action against terrorist hideouts in Pakistan, is already U.S.
policy, Hamilton said.
Liberal Value's
Ron Chusid adds:
Hamilton was on Bill Clinton’s short list to run as Vice President, joining a long list of foreign policy experts who have been tied to Clinton who have endorsed Obama.
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