October 22, 2012

Romney a Foreign Policy Pretender

Brian Katulis, NY Daily News

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Mitt Romney heads into Monday's final debate on foreign policy and national security facing serious doubts about his ability to be the next commander-in-chief. The reason for these doubts: His bombastic rhetoric masks a thin policy agenda cooked up by a team of advisers who, when they were in power, helped undermine America’s power and credibility around the world.

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