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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMitt Video Shows - Romney hoped for American hostage "OPPORTUNITY"
Remember that last week Romney's advisers were quoting saying that they saw the murder of American citizens in Libya as "an opportunity." The exact same language Romney used in May to describe the taking of American citizens as hostages. From Buzzfeed:
Questioner: When Carter was president, we had hostages. Ronald Reagan was able to make a statement even before he became, he was actually sworn in, and the hostages were released
Mitt Romney: On the day of his inauguration.
Questioner: Right. So my question is really how can you sort of duplicate that scenario?
Romney: I could ask you, I could ask you how you do I duplicate that scenario?
Questioner: I think it had to do with the fact that the Iranians perceived Reagan Thats why Im suggesting that something that you say over the next few months gets the Iranians to understand that their pursuit of the bomb is something that you would prevent. And I think thats something that could possibly resonate very well with the American public.
Romney: I appreciate the idea. One of the things thats frustrating to me: in a typical day like this, when I do three or four events like this, the number of foreign policy questions I get is between zero and one. And the American people are not concentrated at all on China, on Russia, Iran, Iraq, and this Presidents failure to put in place a status of forces agreement allowing ten to twenty thousand troops to stay in Iraq- unthinkable! And yet, in that election, in the Jimmy Carter election, the fact that we had hostages in Iran, I mean, that was all we talked about. And we had the two helicopters crash in the desert, I mean, that was the focus, and so him solving that made all the difference in the world. Im afraid today that if you simply got Iran to agree to stand down on nuclear weapons, theyd go, Now hold on. Its really a- I mean, if something of that nature presents itself I will work to find a way to take advantage of the opportunity.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeedpolitics/romney-said-hed-take-advantage-of-iran-hostage-li#HTWF2
http://www.americablog.com/2012/09/video-romney-hopes-for-american-hostage.html
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Mitt Video Shows - Romney hoped for American hostage "OPPORTUNITY" (Original Post)
kpete
Sep 2012
OP
The ME saw the US as weak because Regan pulled out of Lebanon so quick after the Marine Barracks
Jumping John
Sep 2012
#2
Romney views pain by other americans when that pain benefit him as an opportunity.
bluestate10
Sep 2012
#6
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)1. is this real? n/t
Robyn66
(1,675 posts)4. This one is
I heard it on the video.
Jumping John
(930 posts)2. The ME saw the US as weak because Regan pulled out of Lebanon so quick after the Marine Barracks
were bombed.
htuttle
(23,738 posts)3. "I could ask you, I could ask you how you do I duplicate that scenario? "
I think his language parser chip is broken again.
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)5. Well that goes to my theory over that stupid film trailer....
Who had the most to gain? Some second rate porn maker felon?
bluestate10
(10,942 posts)6. Romney views pain by other americans when that pain benefit him as an opportunity.
That is how core-less, soulless people think, I have seen them act.