Romney's 5 Oddest Fundraiser Statements on Israel, Iran, and Peace

Romney's 5 Oddest Fundraiser Statements on Israel, Iran, and Peace

By Max Fisher

In a secretly recorded meeting with donors, the presidential candidate offered some surprising thoughts on the Middle East.

In a closed-door meeting with fundraisers, leaked video of which was just released, presidential candidate Mitt Romney made a number of unusually candid statements. It's hard to know the extent to which he was honestly speaking his mind on how he'd govern, taking campaign shots at Obama with a little less caution and forethought than he might have used in a public address, or simply telling some very rich donors what they wanted to hear. But it's worth looking at some of his more jarring statements on foreign policy, however accurately they do or do not reflect his actual views.

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