Romney's Foreign Policy Still A Riddle After Clash Of Surrogates

[maddezmom]

Top foreign policy advisers for the Obama and Romney campaigns laid out contrasting visions during a Wednesday debate at the Brookings Institution in Washington, dueling on issues ranging from America's role in Syria to a new era in relations with Russia.

While the presidential campaign has been dominated by economic concerns, Republican Mitt Romney thrust foreign affairs into the spotlight with a Tuesday speech at a Veterans of Foreign Wars convention. Speaking on the eve of a trip to Israel, London and Poland, Romney offered a forceful critique of how President Barack Obama has dealt with America's adversaries and proposed cuts to the defense budget.

Romney has sought from the beginning to portray Obama as overly conciliatory and willing to concede America's military advantage, and Obama campaign press secretary Ben LaBolt derided the speech as "all bluster, offering no specific plans for our relations with any region of the world."


Michele Flournoy, co-chairwoman of Obama's National Security Advisory Committee, and Rich Williamson, a senior foreign and defense policy adviser for the Romney campaign, fleshed out that debate on Wednesday. Here are some highlights.

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[JHB]

1. It's not very complicated. I can fit the whole thing below:

Simple, no?