Posted on 09/11/2006 2:38:17 PM PDT by Jeff Fuller
'Know Thine Enemy,' Romney Says of 'Jihadists' Republican Presidential Hopeful Warns of Religious-Tinged Threat By TEDDY DAVIS April 30, 2006 — - Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., has sought to confront the religious element of terrorism.
"They are terrorists, yes, but more directly they are Jihadists," the White House hopeful told ABC News. "That has broad implications."
Romney's determination to avoid referring to America's enemies solely by the tactics that they use is earning praise from some foreign policy specialists.
"I think it could change the entire center of the conversation," said Mary Habeck, a professor of strategic studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.
By identifying America's enemies as Jihadists, Habeck thinks the United States would be better positioned to wage an ideological campaign to "portray these people as the extremists that they really are" and to "drive a wedge between them and the vast majority of the Islamic world."
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Some say that Foreign Policy will be Romney's weak point . . . it's not looking like he's be weak against the radical Jihadists.
Mitt is looking more like Presidential material everyday.
"Know Thine Enemy"
All of Islam until THEY prove otherwise. It's no longer our job to prove them the "religion of peace", they need to prove that they want peace.
Somebody gave Mitt a "Republican Word-a-day" calendar.
I hadn't really thought of Romney as a serious presidential contender .... until now.
Howz a Romeny/Tancredo ticket, anyone?
Unconquerable Nation: Knowing Our Enemy, Strengthening Ourselves
Veteran terrorism expert Brian Michael Jenkins recommends a new strategy for America to fight terrorism at home and abroad while vigorously defending U.S. traditions of freedom and civil liberties.
I plan to read the listing above. Very interesting speech on CSpan last night by Jenkins.
Mitt.....Kill thy Enemy....especially when it is these IzlamoMuzziethugs. Gut em and destroy their very beings.
I'd prefer a governor to a Congressman for president. Executive experience, y'know. I'd flip the ticket upside down for that reason.
Presidential? Perhaps. But the whole Mormon thing is kinda weird.
"Those who know nothing of Islam pretend that Islam counsels against war. Those (who say this) are witless." --Ayatollah Khomeini
Mitt has not been on my Radar, he keeps this up he will be. Still quite a longshot though
WWJG&D. Catchy.
If he comes out against illegal Immigration, he's im my top two.
I don't consider Romney a serious candidate. But if he were talking to Tancredo, I'd have to change my mind.
Romney has gotten on my radar also. I like Giuliani for reasons such as high intelliegence and articulateness, as well as toughness and a clearheaded view of things.
Seems like Romney might be in the same mold.
It is the East against the West, and we shall never meet in the middle. But kudos for Romney for FINALLY SAYING WE ARE FIGHTING THE JIHADIST. He needs to drop the "radical" word, and put in "fundamental".
Not a longshot at all. My sixth sense says he is the only shot that the GOP has. I have held this opinion for some time. Don't ask me why. It's just my woman's intuition and it is seldom wrong.
I have come to believe that you are a shill for Romney.
This proves it.
In your desparation to keep his name on FR you post an article from April.
Get a grip.
bump
I've long been out in the open as an avid grassroots Romney supporter. Started a blogsite back in May.
This article was apparently re-released today by ABC news because of the 9/11 issue (It came up if you do a Google News Search for "Romney"). I should have looked closer but I hadn't personally seen this article before and thought it was new. Either way, it is timely and probably worth reviewing anyways.
"Desparation???" . . . doesn't fit for the GOP's quickest rising star. Nice try though.
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