FLASHBACK (August 2007): Romney targets Obama over Pakistan, says policy "ill-considered".

[jefferson_dem]

Ooopsie...

Romney targets Obama over Pakistan
August 5, 2007

DES MOINES -- Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney said Friday that Democrat Barack Obama's warning to Pakistani leaders that he might use force to root out terrorists in that country were "ill-considered" and could hamper America's ability to build a coalition of countries against terrorism.

Romney spoke at a luncheon meeting of young Republicans in Des Moines and later with reporters who asked for his reaction to Obama's comments.

In a speech this week, the senator from Illinois issued a warning to Pakistani leaders that if they didn't improve their efforts targeting terrorists who use that country as a sanctuary, the United States might intervene with force.

Instead of issuing threats, the United States should work with nations to root out extremist forces, Romney said.

"We want as a civilized world to participate with other nations in this civilized effort to help those nations reject the extreme within them," Romney said. "That doesn't mean that our troops are going to go all over the world."

Romney said the remarks were not helpful to the American effort.

"I think his comments were ill-timed and ill-considered," Romney said.

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http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/08/05/romney_targets_obama_over_pakistan/

[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. Interesting

It will be interesting to see how he spins this! :rofl:

It's almost eerie how prescient President Obama was all the way back in 2008 about what he would do as POTUS and where we might find Bin Laden

[RoadRage]

2. This will be a nice follow up campaign ad in 2012...

Right after the one where Obama is saying "At my direction, I ordered special forces to take out Osama Bin Laden".

The whole "Left is soft on crime" memo seems to be imploding as we type...

[Ikonoklast]

3. Mitt the Empty Suit, clueless to most everything.

Another guy that will never see the inside of the Oval Office, unless he's on a tour.

[Pirate Smile]

4. Barack Obama was attacked by Republicans and Democrats alike for saying he would authorize military

action to take out OBL in Pakistan if actionable intelligence was found.

Obama was right, they were wrong. That's why he is President and they are not. heh :)

[Solomon]

8. I keep telling people this. I remember it well. He was criticized

by all the other candidates for saying he would go into Pakistan to get Bin Laden.

[Peacetrain]

5. K&R do you think there is a big RUH ROH at his headquarters...Romneys'

[fujiyama]

6. And he's their "serious" candidate!

:rofl:

Wow. The juxtaposition for ads...Oh God this will be gold!

[former9thward]

7. Funny I remember many posters saying the exact same things about Pakistan operations.

Now they are silent or praising this operation. Interesting.