Skipping down the road to war with Romney

[Turner Coates]

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opi ... 0016.story

"So you want to call Mitt Romney a political opportunist because he criticized the Obama administration over its response to violent anti-American attacks in Egypt and Libya?

The Times' editorial board did just that Wednesday, saying Romney was "capitalizing on the attack to shore up his dubious campaign narrative that Obama is soft on radical Islam and apologetic about American values." The board called that “an outrageous exercise in opportunism."

Hey, not so fast, guys.

OK, sure, Romney may have violated some unwritten rule that candidates refrain from such immediate criticism during a crisis abroad. But this is the presidency of the United States we’re talking about. It's big-boy politics. The old rules don’t apply anymore.

Now, to be clear, I think Romney’s wrong in his views of President Obama’s foreign policy. But I’m glad he spoke up.

Why? Because we need to know what kind of president Romney would be, and his statement gives us some real-world insight.

Yes, the economy is issue No. 1 in this campaign. But foreign policy has a way of intruding into every presidency. Romney-the-businessman-president would also have to be Romney-the-diplomat-president.

In other words, it really does matter what kind of foreign policy Romney would pursue. For Exhibit A, see George W. Bush. As president, he managed to hit for the cycle: The nation was attacked on 9/11, and in responding, he simultaneously wrecked our military with two wars, wrecked our economy by cutting taxes while borrowing money to pay for those wars, and wrecked the balance of power in the Middle East by removing Iraq as a buffer against Iran.

And now Romney is saber-rattling about the Middle East too: Obama’s not tough enough with Iran, he says. Obama has abandoned Israel, he says. (For proof of how eager Israel is to have a President Romney, see the recent reports out of Jerusalem that Obama has snubbed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by turning down his request for a meeting at the U.N. this month.)

On Tuesday, amid the violence in Cairo and Benghazi, Romney couldn’t wait to hammer Obama again. On Wednesday, he didn't back down, saying that the events show that "American leadership is still sorely needed."

Fair enough. Romney talks tough.

Now, I used to think this kind of stuff was just campaign rhetoric, red meat for Republicans who see Democrats as too soft to protect American interests.

Then came Bush. And -- surprise -- he meant it. Thousands of lives and billions of dollars later, we’ve learned the cost of not listening to a Republican candidate who talks tough.

So, yes, I’m glad Romney’s letting us know now what kind of foreign policy he’d pursue as president. And I’m going to take him at his word that he’d get tough with Iran, that he’d stand by Israel to the end, even if that end meant another U.S.-led war in the Middle East.

And I’m going to remember that when I vote on Nov. 6.

Because now I have two teenage sons. And now I know for sure that when a Republican presidential candidate talks tough, it pays to listen -- and to get the body bags ready."

[Crazy Levi]

I'm actually really happy about the impending Romney presidency because two wars are NOT enough.

If we are gonna end this endless cycle of American Apologism that Obama the spineless negro has created and continues to feed as he kowtows to any country with weapons as powerful as boards with spikes in them, we NEED a tough guy like Romney.

Romney has experience killing companies and slashing workforces. He's the kind of brutal corporate dictator that this country needs.

All across our great nation, Americans are complaining that we aren't in enough wars and not enough young people are coming home in boxes. What have we lost over the past decade...5,000 soldiers? That's fucking IT? We used to do that every few months in Vietnam.

We need wars with Russia, Libya, and Iran, and we need them NOW.

Our soon to be fearless leader Romney knows that. He knows that the only way he'll get elected is by ignoring the economy, and focusing instead on what Americans clearly want: More wars and more dead Americans.

ROMNEY! ROMNEY! ROMNEY!

[Danzig in the Dark]

[MotleyMaiden]

I'm actually really happy about the impending Romney presidency because two wars are NOT enough.

If we are gonna end this endless cycle of American Apologism that Obama the spineless negro has created and continues to feed as he kowtows to any country with weapons as powerful as boards with spikes in them, we NEED a tough guy like Romney.

Romney has experience killing companies and slashing workforces. He's the kind of brutal corporate dictator that this country needs.

All across our great nation, Americans are complaining that we aren't in enough wars and not enough young people are coming home in boxes. What have we lost over the past decade...5,000 soldiers? That's fucking IT? We used to do that every few months in Vietnam.

We need wars with Russia, Libya, and Iran, and we need them NOW.

Our soon to be fearless leader Romney knows that. He knows that the only way he'll get elected is by ignoring the economy, and focusing instead on what Americans clearly want: More wars and more dead Americans.

ROMNEY! ROMNEY! ROMNEY!

AMEN BROTHER LEVI!! And don't forget North Korea!! We need to be at war with them as well!! Fuck it. Let's bomb Australia while we are at it. Fuck them and their kangaroos!! HELL YEAH!!! MORE WAR!!!

[Turner Coates]

AMEN BROTHER LEVI!! And don't forget North Korea!! We need to be at war with them as well!! Fuck it. Let's bomb Australia while we are at it. Fuck them and their kangaroos!! HELL YEAH!!! MORE WAR!!!

What about Canada? Some of them are sticking their funny noses in our political debates.
The whole world is watching, eh?

Disclaimer:
Their noses are not actually physically inside the debates. It's just an expression, and noses can not actually tell jokes.

[Danzig in the Dark]

AMEN BROTHER LEVI!! And don't forget North Korea!! We need to be at war with them as well!! Fuck it. Let's bomb Australia while we are at it. Fuck them and their kangaroos!! HELL YEAH!!! MORE WAR!!!

What about Canada? Some of them are sticking their funny noses in our political debates.
The whole world is watching, eh?

Fuck yeah! They've got oil so even the Republicans will get behind this.

Disclaimer:
Their noses are not actually physically inside the debates. It's just an expression, and noses can not actually tell jokes.

The appearance of said nose can be quite humorous though and that is funny.

[MotleyMaiden]

Isn't Canada where Moggio lives? That should be reason enough to bomb them off the fucking planet!! Fire up the planes!!! MORE WAR!!! MORE WAR!!!