Posted on 05/19/2011 4:49:27 PM PDT by Nachum
Reporting from Washington — President Obama "has thrown Israel under the bus," potential rival Mitt Romney said in a statement responding to the president's speech on Middle East policy Thursday
The former Massachusetts governor criticizes Obama for endorsing a call for Israel to withdraw to borders that were in place before the 1967 war in the interests of achieving peace.
"He has disrespected Israel and undermined its ability to negotiate peace," Romney said. "He has also violated a first principle of American foreign policy, which is to stand firm by our friends."
Romney was the first Republican presidential hopeful to comment on Obama's speech. Unlike past campaigns, the field of presidential challengers has no clear foreign policy heavyweight, though Obama's own former ambassador to China, Jon Huntsman, has begun testing the waters.
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“He has also violated a first principle of American foreign policy, which is to stand firm by our friends.”
That’s the more troubling issue given the support Obama enjoys of US Jewish voters, their finances and their media.
Wave by bye to Israel.
Next is a move in the UN for Palestine.
The Jews did it to themselves.
Sound of first shoe falling......thump!
You made your point Mitt, now go and work on your health care hate speech.
Can everyone please stop saying “thrown under the bus?”
That’s Romney in a phrase for you. Parroting a dated hip-hopism like every other pol/pundit in an attempt to be cool.
Twenty-three skidoo!
I thought it was 22 skidoo?
Ya, I get tired of hearing how someone is “thrown under the bus”.
It gets annoying to hear them say “at the end of the day” too.
Wonder when the LA Times is going to cough up that tape they’ve been hiding? (Barry speaking at going away party for Palestinian supporter, Rashid Khalidi)
The LA Times would have to decide to become a news organization first.
good point.
Mitt knows all about throwing others under the bus...
Hey Willard, we still remember that you created Obamacare Lite, for MA. Don’t try changing the subject.
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