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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRomney: Obama Wants U.S. To Have Capacity For One Military Conflict At A Time
Mitt Romney, campaigning in Fairfax, Virginia, said Thursday that President Obama wants to limit the U.S. military's capacity so it can only engage in one conflict at a time. Criticizing the automatic defense spending cuts looming at the end of the year, which passed as part of the bipartisan debt-limit deal, Romney said he will "restore our military commitment and keep America the strongest military in the world."
"This president's done something I find hard to understand. Ever since FDR, we've had capacity to be engaged in two conflicts at once," Romney said. "He's saying, 'No, we're going to cut that back to one conflict.'"
Romney's attack comes as the campaign has focused anew on foreign policy in light of attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Egypt and Libya.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/romney-obama-wants-us-to-have-capacity-for
Mitt, you're an embarrassing idiot!
Republicans' craven attempts to gain on foreign policy and national security
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021335325
DefenseLawyer
(11,101 posts)Ice cream, Mandrake! Children's ice cream!
jsr
(7,712 posts)ProSense
(116,464 posts)Mitt is a draft dodger.
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)Screw pulling out of Afghanistan.
We didn't finish what we started in Iraq.
BOMB IRAN!!!
Russia is our most dangerous enemy!!!
Libya has attacked us!!!
OMG!!!! Look at all the people in CHINA!!!!!
Because of all these 'threats' I would suggest that all of Mitt's sons sign up for service. Y'know...to keep us safe and stuff.
JaneQPublic
(7,113 posts)Oh, that's right; his sons do their service for their country by working on his election.
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)...not one of my Republican friends ever says a word about it. It should be a damned bumper sticker.
jmowreader
(50,557 posts)There are still a few Frenchmen who need to be convinced to stop drinking wine.
JaneQPublic
(7,113 posts)central scrutinizer
(11,648 posts)fleur-de-lisa
(14,624 posts)Wars that neither he nor any of his family members will risk their lives in. But surely they will find a way to profit from any such conflicts . . . TRAITOR !!!
maxsolomon
(33,345 posts)But Obama is not THAT bold of a President. And he'd like to live through the end of his term.
News flash to Willard: The US could cut it's military in HALF and still be the worlds most powerful by far. Grow a pair.
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)Oh, and Rmoney needs to order his sons to enlist. Right now.
In the alternative he can STFU about this.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Ole Romney clearly hasn't been watching our current foreign policy.
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)of reading polls with the American people practically unanimous in our "no more wars" opinion? I swear there's a democratic troll somewhere in is campaign. Who in their right mind warns people that this President would be reluctant to get us into multiple wars??
ProSense
(116,464 posts)DemKittyNC
(743 posts)to be prepared for many but to have NO Military conflicts or WARS in the future instead of many at one time?
genxlib
(5,528 posts)When all you have are two hammers...well you know the rest.
jmowreader
(50,557 posts)And, so far, it seems to be smarter than he is.
Philosoraptor
(15,019 posts)They are salivating for multiple wars, FOR OTHERS to die in, so they can have just a few more billions of dollars. Sickening.