[smoothsailing]

“I know the president hopes for a safer, freer, and a more prosperous Middle East allied with the United States. I share this hope. But hope is not a strategy,” Romney will say. “We cannot support our friends and defeat our enemies in the Middle East when our words are not backed up by deeds, when our defense spending is being arbitrarily and deeply cut, when we have no trade agenda to speak of, and the perception of our strategy is not one of partnership, but of passivity.... It is time to change course in the Middle East.”

“I believe that if America does not lead, others will — others who do not share our interests and our values — and the world will grow darker, for our friends and for us. America’s security and the cause of freedom cannot afford four more years like the last four years,” Romney will say. “The 21st century can and must be an American century. It began with terror, war, and economic calamity. It is our duty to steer it onto the path of freedom, peace, and prosperity.”

[Uncle Slayton]

“The attacks on America last month should not be seen as random acts. They are expressions of a larger struggle that is playing out across the broader Middle East — a region that is now in the midst of the most profound upheaval in a century.”

The attacks on the Americans in Libya is unquestionably the most profound events to take place in the entire Middle East in perhaps even two centeries.

[Gene Eric]

Path to 9-11-12

[dalebert]

no

[WackySam]

He should also bring this up.

[InterceptPoint]

I hope Romney is smart enough to pound Obama on the withdrawal of the Seal Team that had provided Embassy security up until August, a month before the fatal attack. This was done by Obama/Hillary at the same time that the Ambassador was calling for increased protection for himself and his staff.

This is a killer issue and needs to be brought up in both his speech and, more importantly, in the next debate.

See THIS ARTICLE for background.