Obama vs Romney 3: The Rubber Match in Boca Raton-Foreign Policy Debate

[Jumbo]

Good comeback there by Romney...not real substantial, but valid

[visionary]

Obama is being kind of hypocritical here.

[TheGoodBits]

Hmm Romney took the Russia bait...

Take cues from the failings of Palin. Nobody gives a crap about Russia anymore.

[Jumbo]

Obama is being kind of hypocritical here.

He is...and, sadly, that trait is pretty prominent in him and his opponent and all partisans

[Jumbo]

Romney is totally trying to duck out on what he said about the troops being left in Iraq

[Hersh]

Did Mitt just say "we can't kill our way out of this mess" and then follow that up with "we need to kill the bad guys"?

I'm glad I'm not the only one picking up on that.

[Madison Redskin]

Good comeback there by Romney...not real substantial, but valid

Yup, although I wonder how many undecideds will even get the reference.

[visionary]

LMAO, Obama brought up Israel first.

[Popeman38]

So Bob Schieffer slots time for Romney to rebut and then gives that time to Obama?

[88Comrade2000]

Obama has won this debate- 15 minutes in.

[luckydevil]

Obama is flat out lying about his record on Iraq

[Hersh]

Obama is being kind of hypocritical here.

how so?

[visionary]

Romney is totally trying to duck out on what he said about the troops being left in Iraq

As is Obama. lol

[Guest Spearfeather]

I'm glad I'm not the only one picking up on that.

Not much to pick up on.

He's saying that's not all there is to it.

[visionary]

how so?

He's going after Romney for wanting troops to be in Iraq when the only reason he isn't defending the same policy is because he failed to secure an agreement with Iraq.

[luckydevil]

He's going after Romney for wanting troops to be in Iraq when the only reason he isn't defending the same policy is because he failed to secure an agreement with Iraq.

Bingo

[Jumbo]

These arguments do seem to be very nuanced...

The only advantage I see so far is in form, where O looks more defined, firm, and specifc...

[MonkFan8]

Romney's argument appears to be he'd do exactly what Obama has been doing successfully.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

This is stupid. Two people with basically the exact same foreign policy views trying to exaggerate any perceived differences to make the other look bad.

Tax policy debates are much more relevant.

These arguments do seem to be very nuanced...

[Madison Redskin]

There is no daylight whatsoever between O and R with respect to Syria.

[Jumbo]

As is Obama. lol

To a much lesser import, yes, I guess, but then I think you're pretty consistently off in your weighing of what you see in these matters lately...so....

[88Comrade2000]

Obama is winning but Romney is at least sounding PResidential. Still, I think Obama has the lead.

[Hersh]

He's going after Romney for wanting troops to be in Iraq when the only reason he isn't defending the same policy is because he failed to secure an agreement with Iraq.

I love how some people think that other countries aren't permitted to not want us there or give us exactly what we want and thus it's failed leadership on any American's part be it Democrat or Republican.

[visionary]

I love how some people think that other countries aren't permitted to not want us there or give us exactly what we want and thus it's failed leadership on any American's part be it Democrat or Republican.

When it is a failure on our part to get what we wanted to get...then it's our failure and bull**** for us to pretend we didn't want to.

[Jumbo]

I love how some people think that other countries aren't permitted to not want us there or give us exactly what we want and thus it's failed leadership on any American's part be it Democrat or Republican.

I'm not saying the dems are any "better", but Romney was radiating that "America needs to make the world over in our image" deal when he speaks of the region whether that's what he really means or not...it's that attitude that, just speaking pragmatically, is such a a common and despised perception among so many who live in that region....