(Photo: AP) Progressive foreign policy group the Truman National Security Project today released a new ad that features several 9/11-era veterans questioning whether Mitt Romney is qualified to be commander-in-chief. The one minute video first highlights Romney’s various foreign policy fumbles throughout the campaign, including his confusing Afghanistan policy, his failure to mention the war there and commemorate U.S.
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Category: Afghanistan, al-Qaeda, author, Economy, Feeds, Foreign Policy, Health, International Relations, Iraq, Islamophobia, Justice, LGBT, Media, Pentagon, The Nation, ThinkProgress, Tweets, Video, War, Washington | Comments OffPhoto: Reuters An adviser to Mitt Romney referred to foreign policy as a “distraction” in this year’s presidential election. While President Obama’s campaign continues to focus on the administration’s foreign policy successes and the lack of national security experience from the Romney ticket, Romney aide Robert O’Brien accused the Obama campaign of “going from one shiny object to the next:” The Romney campaign, however, doesn’t think national security is a winning issue for Obama
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Category: Afghanistan, author, Economy, Feeds, Foreign Policy, Health, International Relations, Justice, LGBT, Media, Science, ThinkProgress, Tweets, War | Comments OffMitt Romney’s speech to the Republican National Convention on Thursday night was riddled with misleading claims and critical omissions . In no section was this more true than Romney’s discussion of foreign policy . The GOP presidential nominee devoted only 202 words to national security and while his speech completely ignored the war in Afghanistan and any homage to American servicemembers, it contained a shocking number of misstatements and false and baseless attacks on President Obama: 1
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Category: Afghanistan, Articles, author, Economy, Feeds, Foreign Policy, Health, International Relations, Justice, LGBT, Media, Peace, Pentagon, politico, Politics, Science, Terrorism, The Nation, ThinkProgress, Tweets, War, Yglesias | Comments OffBy Nicolas Wulff, August 30, 2012 All we want is a chance.
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Category: Articles, author, Congress, director, Economic Policy, Economy, Feeds, Health, International Relations, Media, Medicare, Pennsylvania, Politics, Science, Social Security, The Nation, Tweets, Video, War, Washington | Comments OffThe same Republicans who criticized President Obama for lacking foreign policy experience in 2008 are now stepping in to defend the dismal international relations record of Romney-Ryan ticket. Former House Speaker New Gingrich (R) and former Minnesota Gov
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Category: author, Barack Obama, Economy, Feeds, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Harry Reid, Health, House Speaker, International Relations, Justice, LGBT, Media, ThinkProgress, Tweets | Comments OffSALT LAKE CITY – You won’t see signs for the country’s sweetest travel-club deal in the window of your local travel store.
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Category: Affordable Care Act, Arizona, Articles, author, Barack Obama, Breaking News, Congress, director, Economics, Economy, Elections, Environment, Feeds, Foreign Policy, Health, International Relations, Justice, Media, Media Matters, Pentagon, Politics, Science, SPONSOR, Taxes, Technology, The Nation, Video, War, Washington | Comments Off“Just like their theories have been tested and didn’t work,” he said, “my theories have been tested. The last time they were tried was by a guy named Bill Clinton
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Category: Arizona, author, Barack Obama, CNN, Congress, Deficit, Democratic Party, Feeds, Foreign Policy, Global Warming, Harry Reid, International Relations, Media, Peace, Politics, United Nations, US Politics, Video, War, Washington | Comments OffTop news: Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab has reportedly defected to the opposition after fleeing with his family to Jordan. Syrian state TV had reported that Hijab was fired but in a statement released by a spokesman in …
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