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justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 08:15 PM Sep 2012

"Romney Says U.S. Is at ‘Mercy of Events’ Rather Than in Control"

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-09-13/romney-says-u-dot-s-dot-is-at-mercy-of-events-rather-than-in-control

Mitt Romney, seeking to quell concerns about his foreign-policy credentials, continued his attacks on President Barack Obama’s handling of protests in the Middle East by saying the U.S. seems at the “mercy of events” instead of shaping them.

“The world needs American leadership,” the Republican presidential candidate said at a campaign rally today in the battleground state of Virginia. “The Middle East needs American leadership.”

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Romney told supporters at an outdoor rally today in the Washington suburb of Fairfax that the unrest abroad demonstrates the need for a stronger U.S. posture in both economic and security issues.

“As we watch the world today, sometimes it seems that we are at the mercy of events instead of shaping events,” he said. Romney attacked Obama on foreign policy indirectly today, rather than criticizing him by name as he did yesterday.


He isn't giving up on this issue.
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"Romney Says U.S. Is at ‘Mercy of Events’ Rather Than in Control" (Original Post) justiceischeap Sep 2012 OP
Of course under President Romney the world will remake itself before the might of America jp11 Sep 2012 #1
That's almost hopeful. surrealAmerican Sep 2012 #2
this asshat couldn't get through the OLYMPICS and he's running for leader of the world, now? elehhhhna Sep 2012 #3
He's going to outsource them all ...to Mars. L0oniX Sep 2012 #11
Powerful people don't take kindly to bullying Mitt siligut Sep 2012 #4
Lol Vehl Sep 2012 #5
Keep it up, Mittens, keep it up TheCowsCameHome Sep 2012 #6
There is a guy who has never tried this quaker bill Sep 2012 #7
We need to shape events? busterbrown Sep 2012 #8
Ah, another 'small government conservative' who wants to 'control the world'. denverbill Sep 2012 #9
+1000000000 L0oniX Sep 2012 #10
He could not possibly be more naive and green about foreign policy / relations. Lex Sep 2012 #12
What a Dick ! RagAss Sep 2012 #13

jp11

(2,104 posts)
1. Of course under President Romney the world will remake itself before the might of America
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 08:18 PM
Sep 2012

oceans will part, animals will bend the knee and swear their allegiance to the lord of the seven kingdoms, and the almighty Flying spaghetti monster will make his presence in our evolution known once and for all.

surrealAmerican

(11,361 posts)
2. That's almost hopeful.
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 08:20 PM
Sep 2012

In a few more years, he could actually understand that there are limits to our ability to "shape" events. Hopefully, he won't get a chance to be president without first understanding that.

 

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)
3. this asshat couldn't get through the OLYMPICS and he's running for leader of the world, now?
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 08:21 PM
Sep 2012

whoa.

what? is he gonna fire all the foreign leaders he dislikes?

siligut

(12,272 posts)
4. Powerful people don't take kindly to bullying Mitt
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 08:22 PM
Sep 2012

We know how you "shape events" and we don't want you anywhere near our foreign relationships.

Vehl

(1,915 posts)
5. Lol
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 08:22 PM
Sep 2012

I wonder how he could be in control of some Al-Quaida nutjobs? I just don't know what he is smoking..but it must be some strong stuff

quaker bill

(8,224 posts)
7. There is a guy who has never tried this
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 08:30 PM
Sep 2012

Bush tried "control". It did not work well. You are never in control of events, belief in the illusion of control is a form of mental defect.

busterbrown

(8,515 posts)
8. We need to shape events?
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 08:44 PM
Sep 2012

Tell us Mitt, how would you shape events in the middle east?
I know, just throw the first fucking punch any time you see a
problem developing. Just use Iraq as the template and see how
fast you can plunge our country into the next world war!

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