In his syndicated column July 24, Cal Thomas wondered if Barack Obama’s team of 300 foreign policy advisers is proof of inexperience.

Perhaps if George W. Bush had 300 advisers, he wouldn’t have embroiled this country in an unnecessary war that has killed more than 4,000 brave U.S. soldiers and countless innocent Iraqi civilians, cost the nation almost $1 trillion and destroyed its economic stability.

Perhaps if John McCain had 300 advisers, he would not claim that it’s “not too important” when U.S. troops come home.

Research has shown that the more intelligent a person is, the more he understands what he doesn’t know.

The difference between Obama’s team of advisers and his opponent’s is the difference between confidence and cockiness.

Jonathan Kamens, Brighton, Mass.