Posted on 04/08/2012 9:57:37 PM PDT by Utah Girl
The two young men had woefully little in common: one was a wealthy Mormon from Michigan, the other a middle-class Jew from Israel.
But in 1976, the lives of Mitt Romney and Benjamin Netanyahu intersected, briefly but indelibly, in the 16th-floor offices of the Boston Consulting Group, where both had been recruited as corporate advisers. At the most formative time of their careers, they sized each other up during the firms weekly brainstorming sessions, absorbing the same profoundly analytical view of the world.
That shared experience decades ago led to a warm friendship, little known to outsiders, that is now rich with political intrigue. Mr. Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, is making the case for military action against Iran as Mr. Romney, the likely Republican presidential nominee, is attacking the Obama administration for not supporting Mr. Netanyahu more robustly.
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I’d like to hear what Bibi has to say about this.
That’s a great article. Maybe Romney won’t be as bad as I thought, at least on the subject of Israel.
Romney doesn't have the GOP nomination mathematically clinched yet. Remember there's still some primaries coming up in states with more than a few Jewish voters, like NY, PA, NJ, and CA. The goal of the Slimes is to help Romney secure the GOP nomination, then turn on him in the general election campaign.
Just one opinion.
Regarding that question: Why Did The Times Publicize Romney And Netanyahu’s Friendship?
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/154637
Thanks justiceseeker93.
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