Romney, Obama Clash Over US Foreign Policy
时间：2012-07-25 05:41:19
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Foreign policy has taken center stage in the U.S. presidential election campaign as the presumptive Republican Party nominee1, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt2 Romney, embarks3 on an overseas trip designed to bolster4 his foreign policy and defense5 credentials6 with American voters.
Much of this campaign has focused on President Barack Obama’s handling of the economy. But Republican Mitt Romney sought to change the subject this week with a foreign policy address to the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Reno, Nevada.
“I am an unapologetic believer in the greatness of America. I am not ashamed of American power," he said.
Romney
unleashed7 a
withering8 critique of President Obama’s foreign policy record that accused the Democratic administration of not being tough enough with Iran, China and Russia, and not being supportive enough of Israel. “I will not surrender America’s leadership in the world. We must have confidence in our cause, clarity in our purpose and resolve in our might," he said.
The Romney speech came one day after President Obama
spoke9 to the same group and highlighted his record, including an end to the war in Iraq, the
winding10 down of the war in Afghanistan and the
killing11 of al-Qaida terror leader Osama
bin12 Laden13.
“Because we’re leading around the world, people have a new attitude toward America. There is more confidence in our leadership. We see it across the globe. And when people are asked, 'Which country do you admire the most?' one nation comes out on top, the United States of America," he said.
The
dueling14 speeches on foreign policy come as Mitt Romney sets off on a trip to Britain, Israel and Poland that
analysts15 say is intended to bolster his credentials as a potential president and commander in chief of the armed forces.
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