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Romney’s Speech at VMI and Obama’s Biggest Foreign Policy Mistake

My new column for The Week on Romney’s VMI speech and the foreign policy debate in the election is now online. Here is an excerpt: The failings of Romney’s foreign policy arguments are not entirely his. Boxed in by his party’s hawks and most Republicans’ unwillingness to acknowledge Bush administration blunders, Romney’s script was to […]

My new column for The Week on Romney’s VMI speech and the foreign policy debate in the election is now online. Here is an excerpt:

The failings of Romney’s foreign policy arguments are not entirely his. Boxed in by his party’s hawks and most Republicans’ unwillingness to acknowledge Bush administration blunders, Romney’s script was to some extent written for him before he became a candidate. Not being in a position to lead his party in a new direction on this or any other issue, he had already embraced the worldview that he found among Republican hawks in an effort to become acceptable to them. Unfortunately for the country, Americans could have used a credible opposition party and presidential candidate to hold the administration accountable for its real mistakes.

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