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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPolishing a turd: Romney isn’t out to make the world swoon
By Fouad Ajami, Published: July 27
The itinerary for the overseas trip that Mitt Romney is taking Britain, Poland and Israel is brilliantly chosen. These countries contrast greatly with candidate Barack Obamas 2008 foreign tour, which included stops in Afghanistan and Jordan. That journey aimed to show that he would strengthen Americas bonds with countries that arent always our staunchest allies and that Obama was the opposite of President George W. Bush. Huge crowds swooned over Obama in Paris and Berlin, a reception that was a boon to his campaign at home.
The former Massachusetts governor, however, neither seeks nor generates this sort of delirium. He is a sober man who promises reliable management and a foreign policy that recognizes that the world is beset with dangers to Americas welfare and liberty.
Thanks to Romneys speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Reno, Nev., on Tuesday, we now have the broad outlines of how his foreign policy would differ from Obamas. There would be a break, the Republican candidate indicated, from policies that have exposed the military to cuts that no one can justify, compromised our national security secrets and, in dealings with other nations, given trust where it is not earned, insult where it is not deserved and apology where it is not due.
Romney is an old-fashioned, unstylish man whose views hark back to a time when America was confident in itself and less worried about the judgments of other nations. We have grown anxious in the past decade or so, seeing our country in the mirror held up beyond our shores. There is a yearning for that self-confidence. And Romney promises to call back those older, simpler American verities.
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Polishing a turd: Romney isn’t out to make the world swoon (Original Post)
cali
Jul 2012
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,926 posts)1. This is a pro-Romney puff piece.
Fouad Ajami is a dyed-in-the-wool neocon - he's pals with Paul Wolfowitz and Condi Rice, and was a huge supporter of the Iraq debacle.
sibelian
(7,804 posts)2. "old-fashioned, unstylish man"
You're not kidding
Response to cali (Original post)
Ezlivin This message was self-deleted by its author.
mia
(8,363 posts)4. Polishing up on his Polish connections, no doubt.
"Why Ann and I were just talking about how the family cook made those wonderful cookies with Coca Cola (kolaczki). You people really know how to eat."
spanone
(135,915 posts)5. so great britain is not 'always our staunchest ally" drivel