Bush Homeland Security Secretary(Ridge) Disagrees With Romney’s Remarks On Libya
Bush Homeland Security Secretary Disagrees With Romneys Remarks On Libya
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/09/12/837841/tom-ridge-obama-libya/
In an interview with ThinkProgress today, former Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge criticized the charge, made by Mitt Romney, that President Obama sympathizes with those who attacked and killed four Americans in Libya.
Romney said in a press release last night that Its disgraceful that the Obama administrations first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions, but to sympathize with those who waged the attacks. (When the U.S. Embassy in Cairo first addressed the situation, no attacks had yet occurred. The first comment from the embassy on the issue was to condemn religious incitement.)
ThinkProgress spoke with Ridge, who served under President George W. Bush from 2003 to 2005 and endorsed Romney earlier this year, on Capitol Hill today to get his reaction. He was unwilling to criticize Romney directly I dont want to get in the he said, she said but rebuffed his charge that Obamas sentiments were with those who carried out the attacks. I dont think President Obama sympathizes with those who attacked us, Ridge said. I dont think any American does.
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RIDGE: No, I dont think President Obama sympathizes with those who attacked us. I dont think any American does. Im not going to question the strength of his words.
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