Is Barack Obama too naive to be president?

In the Slate news article, "Is Barack Obama too naive to be president?", Fred Kaplan talks about accusations from Hilary Clinton and John McCain that Obama is too naive to handle the commander in chief position.

During CNN's YouTube debate the question was asked if either one of the candidates would be willing to speak with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba, and North Korea "without preconditions" during their first year in office. Obama said that he would, while Clinton said that she wouldn't make that "promise". The article then goes on to clarify that Obama meant that he would need to have an agenda and that preconditions shouldn't be required when talking to other countries. It mentions the fact that the US is no longer the superpower we used to be, so a presidential visit isn't as special as it once was and compliments Obama on his grip of the situation.

I highly recommend that you read this article because I really enjoyed it. It brought up new ideas for me to think on and helped me realize the troubles that the new president will have to face.