The presumed republican party nominee Mitt Romney was in Israel this week end trying to talk tough on Iran and the situation in the middle east and is trying to follow the footsteps of Presidents Reagan and Bush 43, so lets examine their record.
Reagan came into office talking tough on terrorists, sent our Marines to Lebanon to bail out Israel and terrorists blew up the Marine compound killing 241 Marines and wounding many others. And as of this writing none of those who planned and helped with the attack have been brought to justice. Reagan also told the American people he would not make deals with terrorists and then sold arms to Iran in what came to be known as Iran-Contra.
Bush 43 came to office talking tough and then the worst foreign terror attack on U.S. soil killed 2000 plus Americans on that tragic day. Bush 43 then started a war and occupation of Iraq over WMD that did not exist at any time during his administration. The unnecessary war created Al Queda in Iraq that allowed them to kill more Americans and keep the U.S. tied down to a war that lasted 8 plus years.
Obama came to office and instead of trying to talk tough instructed the CIA that his top priority was to bring Bin Laden to justice and that is just what America did. They not only brought Bin Laden to justice but the President showed good judgement and leadership with the burial of Bin Laden at sea. There would be no place of worship by Bin Laden's terrorists followers. Obama's actions have also kept the country safe with out the so called tough talk.
Romney has now picked up the torch of republican so called tough talk and would follow Bush 43's foreign policy. He even has many of Bush's foreign policy advisers on his staff. Republican tough talk is a good show but has no record of working to keep America and its people safe. People who talk tough for the sake of talking tough end up sacrificing American lives when it is not necessary and are irresponsible.
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