Luddly Neddite
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Foreign Policy Hands Voice Disbelief At Romney Cairo Statement
Some of what his own party is saying -
But this is the worst -
Turns out that what I said earlier is true - that he attacked the embassy BEFORE the attack.
Despicable.
Some of what his own party is saying -
Mitt Romney's sharply-worded attack on President Obama over a pair of deadly riots in Muslim countries last night has backfired badly among foreign policy hands of both parties, who cast it as hasty and off-key, released before the facts were clear at what has become a moment of tragedy.
"They were just trying to score a cheap news cycle hit based on the embassy statement and now its just completely blown up," said a very senior Republican foreign policy hand...
He and other members of both parties cited the Romney campaign's recent dismissals of foreign policy's relevance.... "I guess we see now that it is because theyre incompetent at talking effectively about foreign policy," said the Republican. "This is just unbelievable when they decide to play on it they completely bungle it."
But this is the worst -
"It's bad," said a former aide to Senator John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign. "Just on a factual level that the statement was not a response but preceding, or one could make the case precipitating. And just calling it a 'disgrace' doesn't really cut it. Not ready for prime time."
Turns out that what I said earlier is true - that he attacked the embassy BEFORE the attack.
Despicable.