for national security experience, Palin's claim to fame is that Russia is her neighbor and you can see Russia from an island in Alaska
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...a_Jul_2006.jpg
that's the island on the left, russian territory on the right.
view from above
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:B...t-close-VE.jpg
Palin National Security Experience FTW!