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President Obama: Romney Foreign Policy Attacks Will Wither in ‘Serious Debate’
By Michael Scherer | @michaelscherer | January 18, 2012

President Obama dismissed Republican rival Mitt Romney’s critiques of his foreign policy credentials Wednesday in an exclusive TIME interview, saying the GOP frontrunner’s attacks are little more than primary posturing that will wither under the glare of “a serious debate.”

“I think Mr. Romney and the rest of the Republican field are going to be playing to their base until the primary season is over,” Obama told TIME’s Fareed Zakaria during a White House interview that will appear in the next issue of TIME magazine. “Overall, I think it’s going to be pretty hard to argue that we have not executed a strategy over the last three years that has put America in a stronger position than it was than when I came into office.”

<..> On the campaign trail, Romney has pointedly attacked Obama for carrying out “an appeasement strategy” that “apologizes for America.” “He believes America’s role as leader in the world is a thing of the past. I believe a strong America must – and will – lead the future,” Romney said after winning the New Hampshire primary. SeveralRepublican candidates have argued that Obama does not embrace the notion ofAmerican exceptionalism.

In the interview, Obama pointedly dismissed that critique. “I think there is a strong belief that we continue to be a superpower unique perhaps in the annals of history that is not only self-interested but is also thinking about how to create a set of international rules and norms that everyone can follow, everyone can benefit from,” Obama said.

http://swampland.time.com/2012/01/18/pre...?hpt=hp_t1

Should be a good article when it comes out.

Thanks to The Obama Diary http://theobamadiary.com/ for the heads up on this.

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Mittens sounds like an eighth grade Republican.

And America does have some things to apologize for. Only weaklings claim always to be right and can never admit their faults.

Edit to add: wonderful photo - showing Presidential gravitas vs. Mittens' stupidity.