Romney gave terrorists what they want

[cratehorus]

"I guess we see now that it is because they’re incompetent at talking effectively about foreign policy," said the Republican. "This is just unbelievable — when they decide to play on it they completely bungle it."

Romney has not backed off the response — "It's never too early for the United States government to condemn attacks on Americans and to defend our values," he said Wednesday — but his campaign faces a near consensus in Republican foreign policy circles that, whatever the sentiment, Romney faltered badly.

"It’s deeply unfortunate when the circumstance of the statement becomes the story," said Rick Perry's former foreign policy adviser, Victoria Coates, who is now an adjunct fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, and who suggested that Romney should simply have "gone earlier rather than save it for midnight" to avoid appearing to play politics on September 11. "It’s unfortunate that it’s playing out this way, and hopefully they can get back on message, because their point is sound," she said.

Other conservatives were less sympathetic.

"Romney blew it and revealed how seriously maladroit he is when it comes to foreign affairs and national security," said Steve Clemons, the founder of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation. "An attack on an Embassy, the murder of U.S. officials including an Ambassador, is an attack on all Americans and the idea of America — and Romney gave terrorists what they want — a divided country still torn emotionally and politically by the events of 9-11. Romney talks of leadership but with his reckless commentary when events were fragile and still unfolding, he belly-flopped."

http://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/foreign...romney-cai

[Anomalocaris]

I think supporting "democracy" in the Arab world is now bearing fruit.

[Minimalist]

"Be careful what you wish for......you may get it."

[cratehorus]

I think supporting "democracy" in the Arab world is now bearing fruit.

who cares? name one country that had a lovely wonderfully peaceful transition into a new democracy?

The point is why is romney choosing to use an embassy attack for political points, he obviosly doesn't care about the lives lost, or what actually happens to the people of Egypt? Also, he has plenty of people working on his campaign, who know this stuff, so why is he not listening too them, it's just getting weird at this point. It reminds me of sarah palin who strangely enough is the only republican who defended him on this (not that she knows what's going on)

Oh yeah and he lied said obama should condemn the attacks and not apologize, even though that's exactly what Obama did, but as we all know facts don't matter to repukes

[Puddleglum]

'repukes'

I'm a democrat and that sort of stuff is just Childish.

I just wish we had sensible middle of the road leaders to chhose from. Not religious loons and sociopathic liars.

[Polaris]

I think supporting "democracy" in the Arab world is now bearing fruit.

who cares? name one country that had a lovely wonderfully peaceful transition into a new democracy?

The point is why is romney choosing to use an embassy attack for political points, he obviosly doesn't care about the lives lost, or what actually happens to the people of Egypt? Also, he has plenty of people working on his campaign, who know this stuff, so why is he not listening too them, it's just getting weird at this point. It reminds me of sarah palin who strangely enough is the only republican who defended him on this (not that she knows what's going on)

Oh yeah and he lied said obama should condemn the attacks and not apologize, even though that's exactly what Obama did, but as we all know facts don't matter to repukes

90% of the Eastern Bloc countries.

[cratehorus]

90% of the Eastern Bloc countries.

which eastern bloc?

[Polaris]

90% of the Eastern Bloc countries.

which eastern bloc?

You're American, aren't you?

[Minimalist]

Romney forgot the old adage " politics stops at the water's edge." Or, perhaps like every other issue, he accepted it once and now repudiates it?


With that clown you can never tell.

[Puddleglum]

I'm an American an I know what 'eastern Bloc' means -it is the Old Warsaw pact countires+ Albanaia and possibly Yugoslavia.

Cratehorus is an extremist radical , don;t expect any sanity from him