Mitt Romney to rekindle cold war spirit with speech in Poland attacking Russia

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Mitt Romney to rekindle cold war spirit with speech in Poland attacking Russia

Ian Traynor, Europe editor
guardian.co.uk, Monday 30 July 2012 16.58 BST

Mitt Romney is to round off his campaign to boost his presidential foreign policy credentials by returning to a cold war symbol of anti-Soviet triumph and western-backed liberty in Poland.

Following a gaffe-strewn visit to Britain, where he queried the Olympic host's fitness to stage the Games, and after stirring controversy in Israel by calling Jerusalem the Israeli capital and seeming to back unilateral Israeli strikes against Iran, the Republican White House contender arrived on Monday in Poland, where he is to deliver a setpiece speech on democracy and freedom.

The speech on the "values of liberty" at Warsaw University on Tuesday is expected to seek to rekindle the flames of US cold war righteousness by featuring a strong attack on Russia and President Vladimir Putin's rollback of democratic gains, while also criticising the US president, Barack Obama, for allegedly sacrificing the interests and security of central European democracy in favour of realpolitik with the Kremlin.

Romney has previously described Russia as America's "No 1 geopolitical foe", in contrast with Obama, who has sought to press "the reset button" in relations with Moscow.

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[Avalux]

1. Will he call Russia the Sovet Union?

I'd bet money that he does.

[Johonny]

6. +1

[liberal N proud]

2. Does this guy want to be responsible for WW-III?

Calling for attacking Iran and pissing off Russia.

[elleng]

3. So he's working on his THIRD war within ONE week!

American Revolution, Israel/Palestinians, and COLD WAR!

[HopeHoops]

4. Yeah, that will help. I'm just waiting for the "Czar Putin" line.

[Gman]

5. He's got the old PNAC people advising him

which all the more reason why this guy cannot be allowed to win.

Want another war based on lies? Cheney pushed hard to attack Iran but W grew a pair and told him no. They haven't given up.

[uponit7771]

7. How else is rMoney going to inject money into GDP other than his own stimulus? Has to be war

....with some boogyman or he's screwN