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Showing Original Post only (View all)You think Romney would send someone else's children to die in Iran if he were elected? [View all]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mitt-romney-how-i-would-check-irans-nuclear-ambition/2012/03/05/gIQAneYItR_story.htmlOpinions
How I would check Irans nuclear ambition
By Mitt Romney, Published: March 5
The Washington Post
<snip>As for Iran in particular, I will take every measure necessary to check the evil regime of the ayatollahs. Until Iran ceases its nuclear-bomb program, I will press for ever-tightening sanctions, acting with other countries if we can but alone if we must. I will speak out on behalf of the cause of democracy in Iran and support Iranian dissidents who are fighting for their freedom. I will make clear that Americas commitment to Israels security and survival is absolute. I will demonstrate our commitment to the world by making Jerusalem the destination of my first foreign trip.
Most important, I will buttress my diplomacy with a military option that will persuade the ayatollahs to abandon their nuclear ambitions. Only when they understand that at the end of that road lies not nuclear weapons but ruin will there be a real chance for a peaceful resolution.
My plan includes restoring the regular presence of aircraft carrier groups in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf region simultaneously. It also includes increasing military assistance to Israel and improved coordination with all of our allies in the area.
We cant afford to wait much longer, and we certainly cant afford to wait through four more years of an Obama administration. By then it will be far too late. If the Iranians are permitted to get the bomb, the consequences will be as uncontrollable as they are horrendous. My foreign policy plan to avert this catastrophe is plain: Either the ayatollahs will get the message, or they will learn some very painful lessons about the meaning of American resolve.
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You think Romney would send someone else's children to die in Iran if he were elected? [View all]
NNN0LHI
May 2012
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Is Romney a Republican as has been rumored? Yep, he will send others with out question.
teddy51
May 2012
#5
Neither Mitt Romney nor any of his many sons will lift a finger to fight for America.
aquart
May 2012
#10
Why is it that every word about war coming out of Republicans mouths sounds like extortion?
patrice
May 2012
#11
And when you ask him, 'How much should we give?' Ooh, he only answers More! More! More! yoh
pinboy3niner
May 2012
#12