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ProSense

(116,464 posts)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 12:50 PM Sep 2012

Romney: Obama Wants U.S. To Have Capacity For One Military Conflict At A Time

Romney: 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

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Romney: Obama Wants U.S. To Have Capacity For One Military Conflict At A Time (Original Post) ProSense Sep 2012 OP
I'm looking forward to hearing Mitt's views on fluoridation DefenseLawyer Sep 2012 #1
How about him joining the army and paying for his own war? jsr Sep 2012 #2
Enlist his five sons who never served in the military. Then again, ProSense Sep 2012 #3
How many wars will Romney start/continue? Wait Wut Sep 2012 #4
How many of Romney's sons will enlist? JaneQPublic Sep 2012 #8
I repost that quote so often on my FB... Wait Wut Sep 2012 #10
Come now... jmowreader Sep 2012 #17
LOL! Good one. (Nt) JaneQPublic Sep 2012 #20
You forgot Poland! central scrutinizer Sep 2012 #13
Mitch Romney wants us to have the capacity to wage more than one illegal war at a time . . . fleur-de-lisa Sep 2012 #5
O if only it were so maxsolomon Sep 2012 #6
Every day it's another bald-faced lie from this freak. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #7
"Freak," he's getting called that a lot. n/t ProSense Sep 2012 #16
"Romney: Obama Wants U.S. To Have Capacity For One Military Conflict At A Time" NCTraveler Sep 2012 #9
Can you believe that? Someone on Mitts team isn't capable sufrommich Sep 2012 #11
He's tone deaf. n/t ProSense Sep 2012 #12
Shouldn't the goal be DemKittyNC Sep 2012 #14
Two Hammers genxlib Sep 2012 #15
Mitt has a whole box of hammers jmowreader Sep 2012 #18
How about 5 wars and 5 sons to sacrifice? Philosoraptor Sep 2012 #19
 

DefenseLawyer

(11,101 posts)
1. I'm looking forward to hearing Mitt's views on fluoridation
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 12:52 PM
Sep 2012

Ice cream, Mandrake! Children's ice cream!

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)
4. How many wars will Romney start/continue?
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 12:59 PM
Sep 2012

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)
8. How many of Romney's sons will enlist?
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 01:15 PM
Sep 2012

Oh, that's right; his sons do their service for their country by working on his election.

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)
10. I repost that quote so often on my FB...
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 01:33 PM
Sep 2012

...not one of my Republican friends ever says a word about it. It should be a damned bumper sticker.

fleur-de-lisa

(14,624 posts)
5. Mitch Romney wants us to have the capacity to wage more than one illegal war at a time . . .
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 01:01 PM
Sep 2012

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)
6. O if only it were so
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 01:02 PM
Sep 2012

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)
7. Every day it's another bald-faced lie from this freak.
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 01:11 PM
Sep 2012

Oh, and Rmoney needs to order his sons to enlist. Right now.

In the alternative he can STFU about this.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
9. "Romney: Obama Wants U.S. To Have Capacity For One Military Conflict At A Time"
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 01:18 PM
Sep 2012

Ole Romney clearly hasn't been watching our current foreign policy.

sufrommich

(22,871 posts)
11. Can you believe that? Someone on Mitts team isn't capable
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 01:37 PM
Sep 2012

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??

DemKittyNC

(743 posts)
14. Shouldn't the goal be
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 02:50 PM
Sep 2012

to be prepared for many but to have NO Military conflicts or WARS in the future instead of many at one time?

Philosoraptor

(15,019 posts)
19. How about 5 wars and 5 sons to sacrifice?
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 04:15 AM
Sep 2012

They are salivating for multiple wars, FOR OTHERS to die in, so they can have just a few more billions of dollars. Sickening.

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