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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEx-Ambassador 'Very Disappointed' in 'Unwise' Romney Response
from NBC.com:Former Amb. R. Nicholas Burns, who has served in both Democratic and Republican administrations, said he was disappointed in Mitt Romneys reaction to the violence in Egypt and Libya, which resulted in the deaths of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three embassy staffers.
I was, frankly, very disappointed and dismayed to see Gov. Romney inject politics into this very difficult situation where our embassies are under attack, where theres been a big misunderstanding in the Middle East, apparently, about an American film, where were trying to preserve the lives of our diplomats, Burns said on MSNBCs Andrea Mitchell Reports this afternoon. This is no time for politics.
Burns added: I just think that Gov. Romney has, in a very unwise way, injected himself into a situation where he clearly doesnt have all the facts.
Congressman Mike Rogers, a Republican from Michigan and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, avoided Romneys same level of criticism on the show, appearing to call for a pause in the political rhetoric for a few days.
I do think theres room for discussion after we get through these very troubling few days about maybe policies overall and those kinds of discussions and thats probably a fair debate to have in this upcoming election, Rogers said. What we should be focused on now is that we lose a United States ambassador. And whats key about this is we ask these folks to serve in very dangerous places. They are civilians. They are to represent the United States and just fundamentally try to avoid conflict. So the fact that these guys were deliberately targeted they knew the ambassador wouldnt be armed tells us weve got some troubles were going to have to deal with, especially in Libya. This was a well-armed, well-coordinated event. It had both indirect and direct fire, and it had military maneuvers that were all part of this very organized attack. Thats concerning. That means we are going to have to make sure, working with the Libyans hopefully, that these folks are brought to justice very swiftly. We cannot allow this to stand for the United States.
Rogers added, Im not exactly sure what Gov. Romney was specifically talking about. I think probably what you saw there was the frustration with a foreign policy that probably is a little out of kilter of where the governor would be when it comes to the Middle East. I think thats probably what youre seeing there.
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Ex-Ambassador 'Very Disappointed' in 'Unwise' Romney Response (Original Post)
fleur-de-lisa
Sep 2012
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summerschild
(725 posts)1. Wonder what Jon Huntsman's reaction was.
You remember him, former ambassador to China and the only sane person that ran in the Republican primaries.