With Foreign Trip, Romney Looks To Improve Image -- But Not By Making Any Statements
Romney will try to burnish his credentials, or at least increase his visibility on the international stage, with a planned trip to Israel, Poland and London. It will be the first foreign trip of his campaign. According to a top adviser the former governor of Massachusetts will not make any substantial announcements on his foreign policy positions during the trip. The lack of a clearly stated position is, however, exactly what has plagued Romney's campaign when it comes to foreign policy.
Romney's foreign policy stance has largely resembled the defensive crouch he tends to assume on more contentious issues. Rather than articulate his own plans, he has more typically fallen back on criticizing President Obama's record.
The presumptive Republican nominee set the tone for those attacks with an October speech that portrayed Obama as a bumbling, indecisive leader who had repeatedly apologized for America's global exploits while effectively choosing to "wave the white flag of surrender."
On Israel, Romney has sought to capitalize on the perception that Obama has wavered in his support for a longtime U.S. ally. Romney told an audience at a Faith and Freedom Coalition conference that he would "just look at the things the president has done and do the opposite."
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http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/365860/20120723/romney-abroad-foreign-policy-israel-iran-poland.htm
Wonder what he'll misinterpret or lie about when he gets back. 
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