Barack Obama actually said...

But I think the important thing is not experienced per se, Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney had the best resumes from Washington and initiated a fiasco in Iraq, but rather, does someone have the judgment necessary to learn from experience and make good decisions.

Context

Obama argues that experience alone does not guarantee good decision-making, referencing Rumsfeld and Cheney.

11/19/2006

https://transcripts.cnn.com...

More Barack Obama Quotes

View All Barack Obama Quotes