Gary Johnson Insists His Lack of Foreign Policy Knowledge Is Actually an Asset

Gary Johnson appeared on MSNBC on Tuesday to defend himself against critics who say his lack of foreign policy knowledge should disqualify him from serious consideration as a presidential candidate. The concern emerged after two separate incidents; one in which the Libertarian presidential candidate asked "What is Aleppo?" and in another interview in which he was unable to name a single foreign leader he respected.

But while attempting to assert his competence, the former New Mexico governor appears to have stumbled into yet another gaffe by suggesting that somehow his ignorance of foreign policy is actually an advantage

Johnson, who was previously criticized for appearing unaware of the Syrian city of Aleppo, said the leading presidential candidates need to be able to do more than name foreign leaders.
"But I guess because you can -- you can dot the I's and cross the T's on foreign leaders and geographic locations, that now somehow you're qualified to put us in that situation? Hey, if that ends up to be the case, so be it. I guess I wasn't meant to be president," he said.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/10/gary-johnson-defends-lack-foreign-policy-knowledge-insists-ignorance-asset


You know, Gary has a point.
You can't send combat troops to, say Canada, if you don't know what and where Canada is.
Peace thru Ignorance. I wonder how that would work out.