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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Romney-Cheney Doctrine
Mitt Romney's a big fan of George W. Bush's vice president. And that's a worrying sign for America's foreign policy. From FP:
Obama has a strong record protecting our nation's security and that he has the right vision for American leadership in the world. Governor Mitt Romney's proposals, in contrast, promise to return us to the discredited doctrines and reckless policies of the George W. Bush administration. We've seen that movie before, and it doesn't end well.
That is why it's particularly worrisome that on Thursday, July 12, Governor Mitt Romney is attending a GOP fundraiser hosted by former Vice President Dick Cheney at his home in Wyoming. It's fitting, really, since Romney has called Cheney a "person of wisdom and judgment."
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It's no secret that Cheney was the driving force behind the Bush administration's failed foreign policies: starting the war in Iraq with no plan to finish it, bullying our allies around the world, and watching while Iran and North Korea moved forward with their nuclear programs because the Bush White House couldn't bring the international community together to confront these threats.
Out of Romney's 24 special advisors on foreign policy, 17 served in the Bush-Cheney administration. If Romney were to win, it's likely that many of these people would serve in his administration in some capacity -- a frightening prospect given the legacy of this particular group. The last time they were in government, it was disastrous.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/07/12/the_romney_cheney_doctrine
That is why it's particularly worrisome that on Thursday, July 12, Governor Mitt Romney is attending a GOP fundraiser hosted by former Vice President Dick Cheney at his home in Wyoming. It's fitting, really, since Romney has called Cheney a "person of wisdom and judgment."
<...>
It's no secret that Cheney was the driving force behind the Bush administration's failed foreign policies: starting the war in Iraq with no plan to finish it, bullying our allies around the world, and watching while Iran and North Korea moved forward with their nuclear programs because the Bush White House couldn't bring the international community together to confront these threats.
Out of Romney's 24 special advisors on foreign policy, 17 served in the Bush-Cheney administration. If Romney were to win, it's likely that many of these people would serve in his administration in some capacity -- a frightening prospect given the legacy of this particular group. The last time they were in government, it was disastrous.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/07/12/the_romney_cheney_doctrine
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The Romney-Cheney Doctrine (Original Post)
pokerfan
Jul 2012
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agent46
(1,262 posts)1. This is precisely the plan
I think Romney is Cheney's stooge. The vetting of Condi for VP is a dead giveaway. Foreign Policy by the Neocons. Domestic policy by the Koch brothers. Welcome to the "new fascism" of the New American Century.
They're going to try and steal it.
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)2. I know my BFEE branchlines too!!! K&R n/t
dregstudios
(48 posts)3. Match Made in Heaven... er... Hell
These two were made for one another. Romney kills jobs and ships them off to other countries for profit. Cheney architects wars and sends young men off to their deaths for profit. Which is worse? Just take a look at what the most notorious and vile Vice Presidents in history is capable of at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2010/04/inside-job.html