Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., the newly-unveiled running mate to Mitt Romney, explained in a wide-ranging interview with The Washington Examiner earlier this year how his foreign policy experiences as a congressman have prepared him to serve as Vice President.

“I go there,” Ryan said matter-of-factly when asked how he keeps up on events in Syria and Mexico, for instance.”That’s probably where most of my travels have gone. I was in Afghanistan last December; I’ve been there a few times.”