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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnother reason to celebrate Mitt Romney's loss
Former Aide Says Romney Was Right, Russia Is No. 1 Geopolitical Foe
Eric Fehrnstrom, a former top aide to Mitt Romney, took to Twitter on Wednesday to claim that the 2012 Republican presidential nominee's widely mocked claim that Russia is the United States' "number one geopolitical foe."
Fehrnstrom linked to a piece in The Atlantic by Michael Hirsh, who wrote that Romney "actually had things right" about Russia although the point was made "inartfully."
During an appearance on CNN last year, Romney said Russia was "without question our number one geopolitical foe" a remark that President Barack Obama's campaign used to highlight the Republican's lack of credibility on national security.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/former-aide-says-romney-was-right-russia-is
Eric Fehrnstrom, a former top aide to Mitt Romney, took to Twitter on Wednesday to claim that the 2012 Republican presidential nominee's widely mocked claim that Russia is the United States' "number one geopolitical foe."
Fehrnstrom linked to a piece in The Atlantic by Michael Hirsh, who wrote that Romney "actually had things right" about Russia although the point was made "inartfully."
Eric Fehrnstrom ✔ @EricFehrn
Turns out Russia is our #1 geopolitical foe http://tinyurl.com/ccdpkyc
During an appearance on CNN last year, Romney said Russia was "without question our number one geopolitical foe" a remark that President Barack Obama's campaign used to highlight the Republican's lack of credibility on national security.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/former-aide-says-romney-was-right-russia-is
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Another reason to celebrate Mitt Romney's loss (Original Post)
ProSense
May 2013
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el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)1. it does betray a lack of understanding of the 21st century on any level
I'm not sure we have any geopolitical foes (more competitors than foes) and even if we concede that we do, certainly China would have a strong claim to being number 1.
Bryant
HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)2. How did Will Pitt put it?
"That wind you just felt is the impact of the giant bullet dodged by not having elected this bag of ass as our president."
ProSense
(116,464 posts)4. Yup.
"giant bullet dodged "
He would have used the Boston bombings as an excuse to invade another country.
Ganja Ninja
(15,953 posts)3. They enjoy living in the past and are threatened by change of any kind.
Even if it's change for the good.
I think they would still insist Germany was our #1 foe if it weren't for their own fascist tendencies.