Okay, my decision is made. If I have to choose between Mitt and Newt, I’m going with Newt. He at least has the figs to call Palestinians what they are.
The only part of the debate I saw. Romney said he wouldn't upset the delicate process. Then it occurred to me that the process has been going on for 70 years. Newt countered that you have to speak the truth to solve problems and that upsets people, just like when Reagan called the Soviet Union the Evil Empire, or when he called for Gorbachev to tear down the Wall.
There are people who make a fortune or who make lucrative careers from the status quo like the Cold War or the Middle East Peace Process. Romney represents those people.
I agree 100%. Newt may not be perfect but this is the last straw for Romney with me..
I agree 100%. Newt may not be perfect but this is the last straw for Romney with me..
I agree 100%. Newt may not be perfect but this is the last straw for Romney with me..
But, I think a lot of us, Americans, are tired of this patty-cake with the ME. Although executing 3 wars in less than a decade isn't patty-cake, but the ROE have been so skewed by trying to be PC back home...I'll take someone who is willing to call a spade a spade.
The thing is, now we have a good feel for how Newt thinks about the ME...the question is what is he going to do about it? Will it mean more war type actions? Will it me troop withdrawal and let them collapse upon themselves? Does it mean Newt will have the ability to get us off ME oil as a real security strategy?
Just how far down this line does Newt go? How much does he think like me about our strategic reasons for being in the ME?
Romney is clearly not even close. So...is Newt really so bad?
If that is the only choice, then its definitely Newt but I don’t like or trust either of them.