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Gergen: Obama will make this a choice between war vs peace; Romney to make it strength vs weakness (Original Post) TroyD Oct 2012 OP
Obama killed Bin Laden. Drahthaardogs Oct 2012 #1
Weakness? speedoo Oct 2012 #2
I am . . . the John and Yoko vote! abumbyanyothername Oct 2012 #3
We spend more on defense than the rest of the developed world combined BeyondGeography Oct 2012 #4
I expect Romney to accuse Obama of "apologizing for America." subterranean Oct 2012 #5
this appears to be correct IcyPeas Oct 2012 #6

speedoo

(11,229 posts)
2. Weakness?
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 07:58 PM
Oct 2012

Killing Bin Laden, ending the Bullshit Iraq War, putting an end date on Afghanistan, strangling Iran with sanctions, etc.

If Romney tries to label that as weakness, he loses.

BeyondGeography

(39,376 posts)
4. We spend more on defense than the rest of the developed world combined
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 08:16 PM
Oct 2012

How that feeds into "weakness" is something only David Gergen and his fellow band of mentally fossilized Beltway blowhards can explain.

subterranean

(3,427 posts)
5. I expect Romney to accuse Obama of "apologizing for America."
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 08:23 PM
Oct 2012

He will try to work that in whenever he can. I hope Obama has a good response to that.

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