Democratic Candidates Trade Gibes Across Ohio

Obama Takes On Clinton on Foreign Policy

Sen. Barack Obama sharply questioned Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's claims of extensive foreign policy experience Sunday, pushing back against her argument that only she is prepared to handle national security as president as the two raced toward a pair of potentially decisive primary contests.
Obama, nearly crossing paths with his main rival as both Democrats campaigned across central Ohio, said Clinton argues that she has "all this vast foreign policy experience" but failed to read the National Intelligence Estimate before voting in 2002 to authorize the invasion of Iraq.
"We're still waiting to hear Senator Clinton tell us what precise foreign policy experience that she is claiming that makes her prepared to answer that phone call at 3 in the morning," Obama said, to cheers at a town hall meeting here.
Betting the future of her campaign on victories in Ohio and Texas on Tuesday, Clinton is closing out her effort with the argument that she would be best prepared to handle an international crisis, even running a provocative ad on the topic. She made that case again on Sunday, blending the argument with a description of herself as a "fighter, a doer and a champion" for low-income workers in this economically stressed region that has seen massive job losses.