Mitt Romney (R-MA), "weighing presidential run in 2008" backs Bush on Iraq

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Romney backs Bush stance on troops
Weighs in as GOP fears political fallout over toll
By Scott Helman, Globe Staff | August 23, 2005



http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/08/23/romney_backs_bush_stance_on_troops/

AMHERST -- Amid growing concern among Republicans over the course of the war in Iraq, Governor Mitt Romney expressed support yesterday for President Bush's approach and warned that a premature withdrawal of American troops would inspire terrorists worldwide.

''The enemy is emboldened by anything other than the strength of America," Romney said.

Romney, who is weighing a presidential run in 2008, said in a brief interview yesterday that, like many Americans, he wants to see US troops pulled out of Iraq as soon as possible and stability brought to the country ''on the earliest possible timetable." But he declined to advocate a specific timetable for bringing troops home and said it would be a mistake if the Bush administration committed to one publicly.

Romney's comments were made as alarm grows within the GOP over mounting US casualties and the political damage the war could do to the Republican Party.

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1. surprise! chickenhawk backs chickenhawk

i was shocked, to Learn he fLed service in vietnam to attend BYU. tsk tsk.

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2. Who cares what he thinks?

Mitt Romney is an idiot.

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