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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMitt Romney wraps up his ill-fated trip to London and prepares to insult the rest of the world...
The Romney campaign had at time of writing on Friday sent out two separate e-mail press releases chiding the Obama administration for its refusal to say whether Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
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Now its worth noting this was long the easy rhetoric of some of the less serious contenders throughout the GOP primary. But coming from Romney, the partys nominee-to-be, it would signal something far more significant.
I suppose its possible the Romney campaign is so unaware of the realities of the Middle East peace process, however moribund it may be, that theyre unconcerned with just how inflammatory an American presidents expression of support for an undivided Jerusalem as the capital of Israel would be to the Arab world. But even with the stumbles Mitt Romney has made this week on the international stage, that seems unlikely.
So, accepting that Romney is aware of the significance, it seems likely hes prepared to signal a very real, very controversial departure from decades of U.S. peacemaking policy, and put the weight of his potential presidency behind a declaration that he believes Jerusalem is Israels capital. That would be a very big deal.
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tanyev
(42,552 posts)DCBob
(24,689 posts)Touting his Olympics achiements and show his Presidential/statemanship capabilities. The result has been just the total opposite. He would have been better off to just stay home and stay in bed.
Speck Tater
(10,618 posts)I've been waiting for his clarification on that issue for weeks now.
madinmaryland
(64,931 posts)he is not stiff.
He's going to Israel for money, along with Adelson, and is CLEARLY willing to enflame the world with this rhetoric.
monmouth
(21,078 posts)sure all is well?...Just as a pre-cautionary measure..
chowder66
(9,067 posts)Th1onein
(8,514 posts)Thanks, Kpete.