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Smilo

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Sun Aug 5, 2012, 06:36 PM Aug 2012

Romney dogged by tax debate as he questions Obama's policy on Israel

After a torrent of poor headlines in recent days, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney sought to go on the offensive Sunday, attacking Barack Obama's over "policy failures" and his perceived coolness towards Israel.

In a tweet sent to some 700,000-plus followers, Romney criticised Obama for not visiting the middle eastern country during his near-four years in office, adding: "We need a leader who stands with our allies".

It comes a week after the Republican challenger caused anger amongst Palestinians during a visit to the region by suggesting that Israel's economic dominance was due to a superior culture and the "hand of providence".

In a campaign ad linked to in the tweet, Romney is seen speaking in Jerusalem, "the capital of Israel" he says, in a further overture towards the pro-Israeli lobby in the US.

The attack on the White House's perceived stance on Israel has been a constant in the Republican election campaign.

In the primary season, Obama was accused by rivals for the GOP candidacy of presiding over a policy of "appeasement" in regards to the Palestinians.

Meanwhile, Romney has previously accused the president of throwing Israel "under the bus".

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/05/romney-tax-debate-obama-israel

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Romney dogged by tax debate as he questions Obama's policy on Israel (Original Post) Smilo Aug 2012 OP
The right is salivating over the chance to start another war up Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2012 #1
Convention protests clangsnwhoops Aug 2012 #2

Proud Liberal Dem

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1. The right is salivating over the chance to start another war up
Sun Aug 5, 2012, 07:13 PM
Aug 2012

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this time with Iran as their target despite the fact that nobody really seems to want it here at home (other than the neocons, of course) and I doubt that the majority of Israelis even crave a war (which would likely go regional) with Iran. If being slow to warm up to the notion of attacking Iran over its potential for obtaining a nuclear weapon that, for all intents and purposes, it would be unlikely to use unless its leadership suddenly turned suicidal is grounds to consider somebody insufficiently dedicated to Israel, then I guess I'm glad that President Obama isn't one of them.

The neocons know what war is *good* for: absolutely EVERYTHING. Ra help us if Mitt Romney is elected and has to make any difficult decisions regarding Iran/Israel.

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