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Romney Is Out-of-Touch With the Middle East

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Submitted by Rex Bouvier (United States), Oct 8, 2012 at 17:41

Romney will only win, if votes are purged in the Black, Hispanic, Asian, and less affluent White blue-collar working districts. As for the Middle East, we're in big trouble, if Romney is elected. As for cuts to the defense department budget, the Republicans are probably more to blame than the Democrats due to the fiasco caused by the Republican caucus in the deficit debacle. Rather than avoiding further engagement and provocation in the Middle East, Romney wants to send thousand more Americans into harm's way and spend more money promoting things that will never be. The invasion of Iraq by the Bush/Cheney administration has led to a totally new configuration in the Middle East, where Iraq has become a satellite state of Iran. This has further emboldened the Iranians. There is no longer any counter weight toward Iran. And what happened to those Weapons of Mass Destruction? Hmm.... How about that connection between 9/11 and Iraq? That also proved false. The Arab spring is also a direct ramification of the Bush administration's actions in the region. Do we really want a replay of the Bush/Cheney administration or worse? Romney still thinks that there's a cold war between the U.S. and Russia. Go figure? Thanks to the Republican party, we actually have more in common with Russia than ever before with purging votes and preventing millions from registering to vote. Personally, I think Putin is less of a liability than Romney, when it comes to the Middle East. At least Putin is aware of political Islam and Islamism; Romney is not. Romney managed to insult and offend both the Palestinian Arabs, Israeli and many American Jews in one full swoop. That takes talent -- the wrong talent! Never mind losing our social security, our medicare, and our pensions, we may find ourselves in a world war. With Romney, the likelihood of a Fourth Reich may become a reality. It is no wonder that both Israeli and American Jews are now seeking and acquiring German citizenship based on their ancestors, who perished in Germany during the Third Reich. Do we really want a replay here in the U.S. by electing Romney? Personally, I don't care for the progeny of the American German Bund. My mother's cousin was Edgar H. Burman, who was the one, who led the American Jews in New York against the American German Bund. He's the one, who exposed and disbanded the American German Bund in Suffolk County, Long Island. Again, do we really want a full replay of the 1920s through the 1940s with a whole lot of Middle Eastern spice?

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Title Commenter Date Thread
What about State? [33 words]RealityCheckOct 9, 2012 13:20199642
Good point! [23 words]saraOct 9, 2012 19:28199642
1Romney -- The Leftist Conspiracy and the State Department [527 words]Rex BouvierOct 10, 2012 17:44199642
Rex Bouvier, Are you claiming objectivity? doesn't sound like it [156 words]saraOct 10, 2012 19:02199642
Will the US ever learn from mistakes? [244 words]AnneOct 9, 2012 12:10199637
Is Romney a neocon [220 words]ShishirOct 9, 2012 11:33199635
not a fine speech [360 words]mythOct 8, 2012 20:50199605
good observations and analysis, Myth [51 words]saraOct 9, 2012 19:55199605
the authentic Romney [102 words]mythOct 10, 2012 07:04199605
Myth, the perception means everything [187 words]saraOct 10, 2012 18:14199605
4From Beirut to Benghazi [163 words]Ron MOct 8, 2012 20:49199604
Bravo! [15 words]AlanaOct 10, 2012 04:13199604
Romney and foreign policy [88 words]
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stanley bOct 8, 2012 19:45199602
1Obama, The Appeaser? [788 words]
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Rex BouvierOct 10, 2012 18:21199602
2Racists, really, Mr Bouvier? [107 words]saraOct 14, 2012 00:33199602
FOR the Sake Of ALL Americans, VOTE Mitt Romney [137 words]NuritGOct 8, 2012 19:34199600
For the Sake of All Americans, Don't Vote for Dog Abusers & Those Who Lie About the Cost of a Dog's Upkeep [1419 words]Renee BouvierOct 14, 2012 18:00199600
You will be short splurging on your canine [97 words]NuritGOct 15, 2012 21:15199600
Romney channels George W. Bush's Middle East Policy [223 words]Nenette GrunbergOct 8, 2012 19:10199599
2ROMNEY'S MID-EAST POLICY, or the U.S FOR THAT MATTER [544 words]JACQUES HADIDAOct 8, 2012 18:45199598
1What's Happened to Bipartisanship? [128 words]Leonard MarkowitzOct 8, 2012 18:24199596
1Romney Is Out-of-Touch With the Middle East [433 words]Rex BouvierOct 8, 2012 17:41199592
Excuse me while I correct you [194 words]saraOct 8, 2012 18:19199592
item by REX BOUVIER----ROMNEY OUT OF TOUCH [118 words]JACQUES HADIDAOct 8, 2012 19:42199592
Excuse me while I correct [87 words]Nenette GrunbergOct 8, 2012 20:22199592
Bush vs. Obama [201 words]saraOct 9, 2012 19:19199592
Excuse me, but... [29 words]Kepha HorOct 12, 2012 19:07199592
"But I worry about three specifics." [42 words]
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ed marguliesOct 8, 2012 16:02199590
You are criticising the wrong person [24 words]
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Wes T. MiltonOct 8, 2012 15:59199589
Romney Channels George W. Bush's Middle East Policy [146 words]
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Bush and Romney's myopic view of Liberty vs Tryrany the mideast [145 words]David MacKAYOct 8, 2012 15:34199586
Mr MacKay, Because they are missing the main point unfortunately for us [301 words]saraOct 8, 2012 18:13199586
For starters, calling a spade a spade would help immeasurably [105 words]UgriOct 9, 2012 03:13199586

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