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Hey Mitt – Theres no bigger loser on the planet currently then you. Well maybe Sarah Palin but that says it all right there. You don't have the 'cahones' to confront Iran so get bent you 'also ran'.

Funny he had no issues with Bush and Iraq. Of course politics has nothing to do with it.

Yea.... This is an example of why Obama might have won the Noble Peace Prize!

Just sayin'

What would I do.....Hmmm, if it was me. I'd sit down and see why the big fuss and hate in the first place. I mean, it could all be a big misunderstanding...Kind of like someone cursing me out in a line at the store for thinking I cut them in line. Now, we could resort to fighting or we could dialogue about the misunderstnading and get it resolved without resorting to violence.

Put a dog on the roof of your SUV and take a drive.

I fought in Vietnam in the Marines. How many Wars do we need for the Politicians to show how tough they are?

We will have to go back to Somalia with Al Quada building training bases there also.

Can we afford the People and the Money for a war with Iran? Thats where all this tough talk is headed.

Who is this joker anyways. Seems the ones with the most to say, aren't even the president. I am so tired of these monday morning quarterbacks..What he do IF he were Pres. No need to ask he is a republican, he would be "bombing Iran" remember McCain during the campaign..I am so sick of these left-behinders. Hey, novel idea try working for the American people, you know health care, helping to create jobs. You seem to have so many ideas put them to use for, you know, the american people and that doesn't include making more wars.

Who cares what Mitt thinks? If the readers believe he is a viable candidate for the next presidential election they need look no further than last year’s poor showing to be shown otherwise. Please go back and listen to his crazy ramblings during his concession speech when he dropped out of the race and endorse McCain. (No offence intended for the mentally ill)

He sounds like he is selling the same old stuff and tough talk. It did not work in the Bush Era and it will not work now. Did we not learn anything these past 9 years? Get a grip Rommney and leave the stage before all the ignorant people who really hate this Country unless everything is done their way start to follow you. They will not follow you for long because they are too ignorant to get over that religious test. You remember the one…If you do not believe like us than you are a member of a cult. Yea that one.

Rommney what would you do start another war shutup

You go Mitt – you are right on. This administration is really out of touch and its scary the direction this coutnry is going especially on these foreign affairs issues. I see a larger war looming for the US, as well as war between Israel and Iran if Obama does not get out of the way. Tea and sandwiches only gets you so far with people you can trust never mind this loon in Iran, anyone that trusts one word of what comes out of his mouth is naive and dangerous to the US.

Oh, Mitt. You traitorous twit. It's never a good idea to undercut the authority of the American government.

typical of republicans, and typical pandering to republicans who would like to see the rest of the world burn before the United States attempts to solve problems without the use of violence.

Mitt "the panderer" Romney. There's noi group to big or small that can't be told what they want to hear. We know that Mitt was soooo silent during the Bush years. Now he opposes . . . .what exactly? Is the end of his plan, a war with iran? So, let's see . . .

1.don't speak to the Iranians . . .
2"comprehensive, withering sanctions" coupled with support for "the forces of freedom within Iran." He demanded that a "credible" military threat must remain on the table if Iranian leadership insists on threatening Israel with annihilation.

When are the Republicans going to realize that talking to one's enemy is not a sign of capitulation or weakness? It's the knee-jerk reaction that creates problems in the world, not the willingness to sit down and work out one's differences.

WAR IS NOT PRO-LIFE ya HYPOCRIT

Romney is a CHRISTIAN RIGHT-WING TERRORIST

If only Willard M. Romney would follow his own advice.....

Romney, shut up.

This is exactly why the Republican Party is being viewed by many as violent and hate filled. What if diplomacy actually works with Iran, wouldn't that be a huge slap in the face for Romney and his warmongering followers. If diplomacy does work, how are the republicans going to act like war is the only way any more?

Another Conservative filled with hot air and tough talk. "Withering sanctions" amounts to offering Russia and China a monopoly on trade with Iran. Iran, Russia, and China will all three be fine.

Did we not have sanctions in place against Iraq when the Conservatives decided that sanctions weren't working. Didn't they rush us into a war with Iraq rather than wait for the sanctions to work?

Romney is the most dangerous Conservative leader because he is the only smart one. Fortunately, the prejudice of evangelists against Mormons will probably cost him the nomination.

Go, Sarah, go!

Once again.... this guy is a loser and a presidential wannabe!!

It's never going to happen for you, Romney!!

Geez i am sick of comparing every tin pot dicator to Nazi Geramy.

This is the pproach that got us a useless war in Iran. China and the Solviets will oppose any milarty option and in case this bozo does not know it China has a practical veto on such a decision.

Does he want a third front we need to fight on.

So what is your plan Romney? Uh don't have one? Uh start another war? oh, do nothing?

Just another just say no GOPer

Wow....I thought I was reading an article about 'W' for a second.

We have to talk to people if anything is ever going to change. I'd have hoped that we learned that in the last 8 years or so.

When will these guys figure out that they are not helping the people of Iran with this talk. The people of Iran arnt to happy with their government, but they have no greater love for the united states. By saying we should help the forces of Iran inside he just giving them more ammo and power to use agaisnt us. The people will beleive that we are trying to pull an Iraq with them and rally behing the ayatollahs. As for hamas its true! Hamas hates Al-Qaeda and violently squashed an attempted Al-qaeda rebellion in Gaza. All they want is nationhood, this is why you dont here of suicide bombers in Isreal.NEWS FLASH...THEIR NOT JIHADIST!!

Imagine taking 'bama's strategy of appeasement to rogue regimes from an international diplomacy setting to a smaller scale – like the ghettos of chicago. If you're in a ghetto, and you act wimpy (like 'bama is making the US do on an international setting), what happens to the wimp? Answer: They get beaten up or worse killed.

Well, that's what 'bama wants for the US. By deliberately making the US the "new wimps on the block", he is encouraging foreign attacks on US citizens.

It must be really easy for Romney to sit back and criticize. He currently holds no public office and can make blank accusations with no real consequences. Maybe he should be silent and let the professionals and other adults handle this.

If ol Mitt was the President then he could do that. The people of America decided he wasnt qualified and Obama is. Get over it and go fishing. Repubs dont love America, only Money. OBAMA- BIDEEN 2012.

Poor Mitt. With no core beliefs other than in his destiny to be president, he's made a sharp right turn since serving as governor here in Massachusetts. Candidate Romney would have reviled Governor Romney.

Well,

The question is , would you prefer a third war? which will take a toll into the deficit and an already overstress military? This guys is just catering to the low level of understanding of foreign policy fanatics, Weird own these republic want to escalate to war, but are not willing to extend the basic care the rest of the country, very weird logic

Romney will say anything, do anything and intimate anything to the audience in this article to try to get Jewish votes. His saber rattling is the usual Republican approach to foreign affairs – shoot first and ask questions later. I agree that Iran is a problem but who in their right mind want yet another war (while 2 others will be going on for years yet). Let's give the olive branch approach some time. The military option is always there should it absolutely possitively need to be used. Romeny wants to short circuit all attempts to avoid war. What the blankey blank is wrong with him?

Our current foreign policy is very dangerous. It is only matched our current domestical policy of increased debt and deficits.

Sadly, Romney (and the rest of the Republicans) operate with the foreign policy perspective of isolating our foes and declare war with or without the support of our allies. This is a reckless policy and only makes the world (including the US) more dangerous. You'd think that they'd be willing to engage with people we don't like than to endanger our children.

Finally, someone with common sense speaks some common sense

Reagan called the Soviet Union the "Evil Empire" repeatedly, but he still talked to them.

Poor Mitt, he's so desperate to become president, he changes his positions plus says almost anything, even if it's false and not in the best interests of our country. Which means he's putting his own interests first. This isn't executive leadership which he touts, it's foolishness and ego.

Romney...Stop talking. Period.

I am forever grateful that we elected someone who choses to TRY diplomacy before resorting to other methods. For the life of me I can not figure out why few, if any, members of the GOP believe that diplomacy is the LAST option rather than the first!

Yeah that's all we need Romney is another war on another front. As we see Bush's Foreign diplomacy by ignoring our adversaries really paid off. You are an idiot. Talk about flip flopping. I was prochoice now I am not so the right wingers will accept me. Go pound sand!

Good idea Mitt. That approach paid off handsomely over the past 8 years with North Korea and Iran. I'm sure more of the same will eventually yield dividends...

You can tell he's a republican. Don't talk to our enemies stategy is their biggest downfall.

I guess we need to ignore Iran like we did in the bush years and let them go ahead and finished their nuclear program.Again no credible solution from the cons.

How about Romney telling us what he did on IRAN WHEN REPUBS WERE IN OFFICE FOR 8 YEARS??? AND WHY DID'NT THEY FIX WHAT THEY STARTED THEN???

There may be some truth to what Mitt says. But Romney calling anyone a fanatic is the pot calling the kettle black.

Hey, Mitt! We have a message for you: STOP TALKING. PERIOD! You're a troll, and you're only looking out for your own self-interest!!!!!

The GOP has the same old "Insanity" pitch.

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein

What does Romney propose? I don't see anything here that is saying that we should be doing anything. Even Ronald Reagan knew that he should be talking to the Soviet Union during the Cold War. What can Romney say to that?

This is not to say that we can trust the Iranians. That isn't the case. They need to know that we demand inspections of every single nuclear site to verify what they are saying. We call some of their actions what they are - sponsors of terrorist groups against a soverign country (groups like Hamas and Hezbollah against Israel).

THough I am no fan of Romney (Nor do I think he'll ever be President) I agree...Im tired of us acting like everything is cool wit nations that'll spit in our faces...

Yeah right, that attitude worked so well for Bush, it eliminated No. Korea and Iran as a threat, right? No it didn't Romney or don't you notice that form of diplomacy (or lack there of) made no changes for those two countries over the last 8 years.

We should listen to this guy ... he has no, none, nunca, nada foreign policy experience ... but he did just spend a night at Best Western.

I would say with American troops spread out all over the world unlike any other nation....with us in two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and with the collapse of our ecomony........

that we might be the most dangerous country in the world...whether we want to believe it or not.

Thank God , Mitt Romney is confessing to what he is a (LOST CLOWN) for this no CLUE so called CANDIDATE for 2012, to tell the President not to TALK with Iran PERIOD,is why he will NEVER be President even to NOTHING at all PERIOD. To talk about a REGIME ,as being Ruthless and EVIL and FANATICAL, he must have forgotten what PARTY he is IN. Mitt Romney has NO CHARM, he is a STATUE of NO IDEAS , and is a JOKE to even be taken SERIOUSLY, i want to PASS this on to Mitt , no one in their RIGHT MIND,is paying ATTENTION to you.President Obama has brought Iran to the TABLE, what did you and BUSH and your GOP PARTY do ,for the last 8 Years, we SMART AMERICANS , know the Answer to that... (NOTHING). And Mitt Romney will NEVER get the Nomination from even his own PARTY for 2012. he is JEALOUS of President Obamas (CHARM) and SPEECHES,which are doing the JOB,just fine MITT. JOKES speak to JOKES, and that is MItt Romney only talking to his BASE the GOP.

Sorry Mitt Romney you do not inspire confidence as a world leader. You may know some finance but not world policy. Previous heads of state have conceded that we must engage Iran. We can not continue the policies of old whereby we did not engage our enemies.

Mitt and the rest of the GOP losers are upset Obama hasn't bombed anyone yet!

Speaking to AIPAC, from Romney...I would expect nothing less.

Mobilize the right-wing zealots 'cause there's an election coming up!

...in 2012.

Aother HAWK that will create War for our grandchildren to deal with.

The right wing's behavior over the past 8 months on the issue of foreign policy is downright unpatriotic and un-American, and that behavior has only served to undermine the Commander in Chief in charge of prosecuting two wars. The right wings behavior only serves to give aid and comfort and to embolden the enemy. The right wing is right there with the terrorists in rooting for this president to fail.

I sure wish Romney was the president. Economy would be fixed. Spending would be down. Our enemies would fear us. Unfortunately, he wouldn't get the Nobel Peace Prize though.

I wish Romney had talked like this in the primaries!

Who would be a good VP combo? Not Palin. I like her, but I think she needs a few years in the background. Not Huckabee. I don't know much about him, but Pawlenty is looking more and more like a decent VP pick. It's just something about the politicians coming out of Minnesota...

On Iran, on Afghanistan, on Russia, on the entire middle east fiasco (letting rogue and dictatorial regimes believe US is against Israel), and on many other issues (acting against the CIA for internal politics, we said?) this administration is like a start-up of foreign policy, a custodian of our freedom that does not know what to do, that experiments with new directions without much understanding of the other players, and neglecting to provide support for maintaining the basic achievements of this nation!

And I have a message for Mitt Romney, "Stop Talking"!

Would Romney prefer Iran get nuclear weaponry? Or would Romney like to start another war, this time with Iran? North Korea was very successful at getting nuclear weapons under Bush's watch.

Thank God that Mitt Romney is not sitting in the white house with his arrogant disposition and phony smile. The Republican party is definitely doomed if he has the audacity to run again in 2012. He was such a disappointment when he went up against McCain, Huckabee, and Giuliani can you imagine a Romney/Jindal ticket or Palin/Romney what a laugh. Mitt needs to go back and study the integrity Joseph Smith (the first Mormon leader) had when he ran for President. Smith stood up for civil rights and religious freedoms that the first amendment offers for all. Even though he did not have a chance to win because of the peoples prejudice he gave hope to his people and a sense of pride.
Mitt if you run in 2012 please don't be a hypocrite and be proud of who you really are not the media persona of yourself.
E.J. in Tacoma

Oh come on Mitt, talk some sense. This is irresponsible talk. If you are running for 2012, you don't have my vote!!!!

Obama's plan may not work, but Mitt's DEFINITELY won't. And Obama's is cheaper.

All Romney does is suck up; suck up to any crowd he stands before. An impotent man without a conscience, willing to say any stupid thing to appear credible. He's calling on the US to enact "comprehensive, withering sanctions" - what has sanctions done to Cuba? Did Cuba crawl to theh US and give up? No. Why does he think Iran would? Iran will have the backing of other MS states. Only a fool would think that unilateral actions will get results from Iran.

Why stop with Iran when there is so much more. Unemployment, the economy, Afghanistan, health care, record high deficit, transparency in government, line by line elimination or pork spending...............etc.

So, he bashed the President and then didn't say much of substance? What's new from the Republican party?

An outstretched hand is not necessarily a sign of weakness... are we supposed to 'punish' them by ignoring them, or should we launch a pre-emptive strike like we did in Iraq? Sanctions won't work, because they really don't need us to get by... they have enough trading partners.
I don't want to live in Romney's world where might is always right, and allies are allies no matter how wrong or how many war crimes they commit. I like Obama because he addresses the higher possibilities while working in reality.
Mankind cannot solve it's problems with Republican thinking... Out of touch with reality, and without ideals.

When will these GOP idiots realize that we already tried it their way for 8 years? Their way doesn't work. They need to come up with something new or go away forever.

Yes, by all means let's start another war. Idiot.

Classic shoot first and ask questions later approach that Republicans have made famous.

Mitt is a failure everywhere you look. Besides, he's not the President of the United States, President Obama is at the moment.

Wait seven years, Mitt. People should know you better by then, and will probably wish Obama could run for a third term.

At which point, you'll fail again.

Not talking to Iran is the policy of the past thirty years and it lead to the current situation. I fail to see how continuing that policy will change the status quo for the better. Using hyperbolic comparisons to Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union is a sign that we have no new ideas and pushes the Iranians further away from compromise or engagement.

On the other hand, continuing to talk with the Iranians will slowly, but surely, make demonizing America and the West less and less useful and believable inside Iran – which is where the real struggle is taking place. Not talk to Iran – and abandon the Iranian opposition, Mr Romney? Oh ye of little faith...

I suggest that we have a little confidence in ourselves and take the longer view that eventually the Iranian people will be able to get out from under the theocratic dictatorship on their own. We are just beginning to see that game unfold. Let's not be giving the regime any more ammunition, eh?

Obama and Iran are a lot alike each other. Both talk a lot, but do very little.

What Romney doesn't understand is for sanctions to work on Iran, the west needs the support of both China and Russia-or the sanctions are a waste of time.

In addition, his rhetoric of supporting "the forces of freedom" inside Iran is exactly what the current Iranian regime want to hear and it now becomes their latest propaganda piece.

That combined with his obvious "down on my knee begging to The Israels is exactly what Bush tried for 8 years and it didn't work.

All Romney did in this speech is prove what an idiot he is on national security issues. Put the man in a cage, please.

Didn't we ignore Germany before WWII?

It appears Romney subscribes to the same Bush-Cheney doctrine of "empty bluster, threats, and arrogance" which is the same policies that helped crippled American credibility around the world.

this idiot needs to atend to his mormon flock AND leave the real negotiations to the government officials .

he's smiling, must have his wonder pants on !

That's just plain stupid. If this guy considers running for the office he should understand that you should never stop talking. Talking is your job! If you have to send the military to do their job it means that you have failed doing your job!

How easy it is for you and Palin to slam President Obama ... after all you and your friend have no power or authority but do have time to scream and point fingers .....

When you can't think.....fight.

Mitt ,
shut up !

None of your Sons have had to be in the Military ! WALK YOUR HARD LINE TALK ! SEND YOUR BOYS !

I wonder what he will say to a group of Muslims – Something along the lines of don't trust Israel? A true politician and not a leader.

Your forgetting one thing. Obama would have to develope a back bone and grow a pair first. And we all know the apologizer and cheif never will.

Stop talking to Iran...Period

Oh really, I am so glad these Republicans are not in power, I can't imagine the damage they would caused or has caused if I may...

8 Years of George Bush's philosophy got us where.....?

Don't forget John McCains singing of Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran, oh and don't forget Sarah Palins assertions during the campagne that we may have to go to war with Iran and Russia......

I pray that God not protect us from Russia and Iran, but that he protects us and the world from the Republicans.....!

Obama is in way over his head, that why he is out there campaigning, a lot easier than running the country. Too bad his ego go the best of him and he decided to run for president. Too bad Americans were to blind sided for the promise of all the freebies the government would provide them. Too bad Obama can no longer vote "present" and call it a day.

Romney, you are absolutely right, do not talk to this bozo, he has already demonstrated the fact you can not trust him.

WELL, , , WE KNOW THE METHOD ROMNEY IS SUGGESTING WON'T WORK BECAUSE IT IS THE SAME POLICIES USED BY BUSH-CHENEY FOR THE PREVIOUS 8-YEARS.

The Obama-Biden Leadership has been in office for less than 10-months. In that short period nations around the world have begin to un-clinch their fist and thaw their hearts towards American ideals. There are signs Obama & Biden are on to something, and I am not interested in going back to the old failed Bush-Cheney doctrine of "empty bluster, threats, and arrogance" which is the same doctrine Romney subscribes.

Romeny is not qualified regarding foreign polciy. Unless China and Russia join in the so-called withering sanctions, the sanctions will not be withering. He does not seem to get that reality. As far as no negotions, that is back to the Bush years which resovled nothing and was a complete failure. In the end, all we get form Romeny is political posturing, nothing more.

Yeah, right, you've got the answers Romney, it's just that your face scares the beejeezus out of people, thus no one wants to have a sit down with you. No, seriously, Mittens, if you're serious about offering solutions to the POTUS call in for a private sit down with him. But you're not serious, AND you have no solutions all you want to do is blast him in soundbites because you feel super-intelligent in your special tighty-whities. Give us a break!

obviousley when you are talking to aipac,that is what they want to hear.but the threat is very much exaggerratad,like the threat of iraq.
under the watch dog of mr. bush,not talking with the iranians resulted nothing good for anybody,they continued their nuclear advancement,and the goverment of hamas was established,so much for the rambo policy.now lets talk this time.we have nothing to lose
in the ong run.this would also benefit the jewish state..

But Romney does not know anything. He is too stupid to have a meaningful opinion. His comments just indicate that he is not a loyal citizen of the United States, willing to say anything to get elected.

Obviously a graduate of the George W. Bush School of Diplomacy.

I'm sure this will appeal to the far-right, but how does Romney think that it will play with war-weary moderates and independents?

mr.romney...............sooooooo.....prescott bush should NOT have helped those he did either .......correct?
Seems he has forgotten the GOP history..................short memory?

Now while you are thinking on this.........mccain should not have done what he did to 12,000 Dineh' here in this country right??????

the list goes on....................

I do agree that people can disagree........

Message to Mitt Romney: "Stop talking. Period!"

Keep this one away from "the" button or any button.

Mitt, you're right. The U.S. doesn't have enough to do with its military right now. What we need to do is to gin up a good war with Iran and maybe get bogged down for the next couple of decades.

Of course, there's no chance we'd reach a waterloo point and LOSE, fighting a fanatical population in a huge country completely around the world from us.

So shut down talks and prepare for war! It's the Mitt Romney way. Go get 'em.

Who cares what Mittens has to say? I mean, really? The GOP loves losers. Once you lose in the Democratic Party, you don't get to come back. This isn't the Miss USA pageant. I guess we have more people to choose from.

But Obozo and Hillary said if we would just "talk nice", IRAN would play nice.

I prefer the BUSH plan, yes I said the BUSH plan. GIve them sactions and a reaonsble deadline to cooperate. When the dealine expires, take more agressive action.

Considering that Hillary FAILED in her job to get Russia's support on sactions agains Iran, I guess we are going to have to wait for Israel to do the tough job.

Where was Romney when Former President Bush did not stop Iran or N. Korea. As a retired Police Officer with 24 years of service I found that talking is better than people dying. I guess if it is up to the Romney's of the U. S. we would be at war with Iran and N. Korea. Does he have any sons or daughters he can send to Iraq or Afghanistan. My family has fought in every war or conflict since World War 2. Our Military is already stretched too thin, we can not go to war with everybody we disagree with. It is time for the Middle East to step up to the plate.

Romney : another war, is that what you have in mind ?

Positioning himself for running in 2012.

Romney has NO foreign policy experience

Romney has NO experience in dealing with other countries

Romney has NO experience in running this country

Romney has NO chance of winning a Republican primary

Romney was NO good as a Massachusetts Governor

Romney has NO business telling Obama what to do

Romney has NO idea what THE PARTY OF NO even stands for

Romney is just a TALKING HEAD full of NOs

again Romney shows what an idiot he is. All he sees is black and white if it was up oto him we'd be at war with every country on earth. Moron.

Exactly Mitch. This refreshing attitude is exactly the reason why you will not be a "next" president of the U.S.

No one cares what you think.

Romney is just another failed Repub hack trying to improve his image. He has no foreign policy experience on which to base his pronouncements so he is just blowing hot air. Who listens to him anyway?

I wish more Democrat leaders would join in to stop the insane spending and weak international policies.

CNN needs to step up the pressure also and not let Obama manipulate them with the Fox ban / CNN pat on the back based on concurrence.

It is getting scary..................

Great idea Mitt! Let's just give our enemies the finger. That's sure to fix everything!

Right. Because 8 years of Bush-administration saber-rattling did so much to deter Iran from pursuing nuclear weapons. How soon we forget. Romney's strategy has been given a chance; it didn't work. While we can never take the use of force off the table when dealing with a hostile power, I believe that skillful diplomacy is the only way to keep us out of a third war that we can't afford.

What foreign policy profile? Please. Citizen Romney's warmongering nonsense has already proven an abysmal failure, which is why these neo-cons were voted out of office.

How are Iranians a threat when they are surrounded (somewhat) by nations that can make a parking lot out of them (India, Russia, Israel, US etc).

No Republican can ever answer that, the best answer they can come up with is they have the POTENTIAL.

Well every gun owner has the potential to go crazy and shoot up their workplace, but that doesn't mean that we will deprive every American of guns just for that, right?

When are these Republicans going to stop creating strawmen to scare people?

Like so many other brave Republicans that failed to serve their country when they should have, like Cheney, Limbaugh, Giuliani etc., Romney concludes that it doesn't matter that we don't have enough troops to heed the call for more boots in Afghanistan, let alone give our brave soldiers a much needed rest..................No..................he would like to invade Iran or at least threaten to do so, in the hopes that this would somehow accomplish a policy that has largely failed since the Embassy takeover in 1979.................here's a suggestion Mitch. You assemble an elite GOP Politician Special force to invade Iran and overthrow the government rather than asking our "real" American patriots to carry our your "but it makes me feel good" patriotism.(since you don't have to do it).

Sure, Mitt, that's the best way to make your opponents understand your position, negotiate and resolve differences, or simply make clear what will not be tolerated.

I suppose that, in your household, you and your wife simply stop speaking to each other when you have differences? That's a quick way to turn a marriage into a battleground and a very immature way to resolve conflicts.

How about talking to Iran and attempting to reach agreement or at least making clear the consequences of unacceptable behavior. Maybe when you grow up you can play with the adults in the room. Until then, I guess you'll sit quietly in a corner and pout.

Who cares what this twit has to say? Your opinion and a quarter might buy some bubble gum!

What exactly are Romney's military and/or diplomatic credentials?

Former Governor Romney is correct here...the Iranians are continuing their nuclear program and it's only a matter of time before Israel strikes. If they do, the world risks another world war, which would be disasterous for all. President Obama needs to start making decisions, both in regards to Iran and Afghanistan. He can not vote "Present" here, we need true leadership and I hope for the world's sake that he has that in him.

It's about time that he and his administration stop bickering with Fox News like school children, stop campaigning for governors and do what they were elected to do and what the American people need them to do.

So Mittens Romney is another warmonger who takes the words of John McCain, "Bomb, bomb, bomb, Iran," seriously. He was joking you fool.

Great idea Mr. Romney. That served Americans and American foreign policy so well over the past decade. After all, in that time Iran made no progress at all toward attaining nuclear processing capability, they did not become a regional power in the middle east, nor did they (help) to stir up fanatical opposition to America or American foreign policy. Oh, wait...

Obama is naive and Iran is playing games with him. What a fool he is to think his smooth talking will work on anyone but the gimme crowd in America.

Mitt makes a great backseat driver.

At last a man of Reason. Mitt Romney is a man of stature and
substance, not a puff piece propped up by the media. Our country
would do well to elect a man of integrity like Mitt. He has no scandals
or ties to Acorn or other radical groups on either side of the political
spectrum, and has proven leadership successes in Olympics and
as Governer. Or course the media will hate him, and Huckabee
will attack his religion, but Mitts intelligence and personality, strong
family, business credentials, would make Mitt a wise choice
in these dangerous times.

So Romney wants to "Bomb, Bomb, Bomb...Bomb, Bomb Iran" just like McCain does?

"The wars will continue until you admit that the U.S. is a peaceful, loving nation". That attitude definitely did a lot of good under the W. regime.

We don't need another cow boy. We had enough last 8 years. We still not fully recoup from the destruction OF George W Bush forieng policy. WE DON'T NEED THIS ANOTHER CARZY POLITICIAN ROMNEY IN WHITE HOUSE.

Go ask your daddy for another billion dollars

Just because they are working?

It should have been Romney as our president. It's obvious he understands things like foreign policy and the economy much better then Obama does. Oh well, I guess we can chalk it up as a mistake and hopefully learn from it.

I wish I could be president. I wish, I wish, I wish.

Go enjoy your fortune Mr. Romney. You have no idea how lucky you are having all that money.

Leave the foreign policy to people who were elected to conduct it. The people of this great country and the world (Nobel?) rejected the paranoid right-wing fear mongering with the last election. Guess you forgot you didn't even make it to the final rounds in that one.

I wish, I wish, I wish.

Doesn't really sound like a hammering to me. With president Obama a new era has begun for a better world and Romney knows that. Thank you America for giving the world this wonderful man as your president.

"Nazi", "evil", "fanatical", "ruthless", "extreme and dangerous".

Yup, sounds like a Republican using typical scare tactics to manipulate public opinion. I just have a hard time listening to such rhetoric, let alone giving it any credibility.

So.... what isMr. Romney's solution to this issue? It is really easy to point out issues without formulating a solution.

Oh boy – let's have another war!

Tell you what Mitt – you wrap yourself in a flag and march down the main street of Qom singing Yankee Doodle Dandy. The guys who actually have to do the tough stuff have been used up and tossed away by the DC crowd. Those who remain upright are tired.

To mr. useless – as soon as one of your sons joins the Army you can start giving speeches about anything outside the US.

This guy has zero foreign policy. Just because he is spouting Republican talking points on war is irrelevant.

The party that I have been with my whole life is in need of a spokesman that has some intelligence just think if ronald reagan had the same theory with the russians would the cold war still be going on?

Is this guy high or something? He's actually saying no to diplomacy first, and yes to all out war with Iran first! I know mormons and evangelicals are trying to hasten WWIII thinking its the culmination of the current End of Times period they think we're in and will usher in the Second Coming of the Messiah, but this guy takes the cake!

He needs to shut up already- North Korea has stopped their Nuclear program and Iran is actually talking to us- this is good b/c in case these idiots didnt get the memo nuclear war means death to all of us regardless who shoots first- so these guys really need to stop with this isolation tactic as it put is in more danger over the last 8 years. When you're not speaking then nothing is being resolved. If its not being resolved its stewing. Guess what Saudi Arabia treats their people just as crappy as Iran- but they are our "BFF" because they finance 50% of US Debt- essentially Arabs own most of this country already- so maybe we should deal with that!

please.......it was his kind of thinking that caused a lot of our world problems. To stick it to everyone who doesn't do what we want only makes it worse. Here's an idea, Romney, why don't you and your crowd just go away and kill some small animals with your precious guns.

So, Mitt is advising that the US use its influence to impose state-sanctioned economic terrorism against Iran. Why? Because they are pursuing their legitimate rights under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT). That's real noble Mittens. But, that is not far-fetched. Re: the Iranian banking sector sanctions.

This "agreement" is not "unverifiable and unenforceable", as he would have you believe. Quite the contrary. The IAEA – the sole body responsible for adherence to the NPT has NEVER found ANY evidence that Iran has sought to build nuclear weapons. None. Despite what you read on a daily basis about western "fears" to the contrary.

I'm Mitt Romney and I approved this message.

should read, 'when WILL you realize...'

Blah, Blah, Blah from a man who can't seem to make his mind up as to which side of the aisle he belongs. This guy is just right out creepy!

Mitt, Mitt, Mitt.... When you realize that your far-right 'be tough' approach will only get us as far as the Bush Administration did? That is, 50 years behind the curve.

Did the Nobel Peace Prize to Obama tell you nothing? Diplomacy is the key, always has been.

Mitt – the Republicans 2012 disaster-in-waiting

Quick. Lou Dobbs is trapped in a balloon somewhere over Mexico!

Why he is talking like idiots ?

We can’t avoid war with Al-Qaida we understand that but we went war with Iraq when we have trouble with Iran and North Korea

Is Mr. Romney aware that US presidents, including Nixon & Reagan, DID meet with Soviet Union leaders? Just wondering.

Just another idiot who thinks all it takes is more bombs to accomplish the goal. Hey Nit, isn't that the same strategy used in the past. You know the one that helped the Iranian people loves us so much. You know the Shah, Saddam and the royalty in Saudi Arabia. When Bush took us to war in Iraq any critisism was said to embolden the enemy. I have yet to see any support from the Republicans on the war except to send more troops. Eight years we have been going at that war half way.

Another arm chair president that wasn't good enough to win the presidency. IShut up and go color!!!!

I agree wholeheartedly with Romney on this one! We are too mamby-pamby in our dealings with terrorists, of which Iran is one of the worst group of them. But our prez thinks playing nicey-nice with all of these countries is the solution. It isn't-and he had better get tough in Afghanistan or more and more of our troops will perish. Quit being nice–time to start playing hardball!

Spoken to AIPAC. Nuff said.

Typical Neo-Con war-mongering. Falsify some facts and start a war with Iran and why you are at North Korea too! Alliances, collaboration, reason and diplomacy advance and strebgthen America's agenda.

God save us from such men as Romney who are al too willing to shed our nation's precious blood.

Typical Republican attitude: shoot first, negotiate later. I hope this doofus has ZERO chance of becoming president some day.

Romney – who has used a series of high-profile speeches to bolster his foreign policy profile in advance of a possible 2012 presidential bid

Uhh, what foriegn policy? Come November 2012 you will be a two time loser.

Now you talk, during the campaign, you dodged every question thrown at you.

Mitt, how about we all stop talking to Momons, period?

Talk is not always cheap. To refuse to enage in talks with a nation is a refusal to enage in diplomacy, to refuse to enage in diplomatic offings, is to accept the failure of diplomatic efforts, upon acceptance of failed diplomactic efforts its becomes much easier to bring about the use of the military option, thus the definition of war- " an extension of diplomacy when all else fails." Sometimes it seems far simplier for politicans to turn their backs on diplomactic efforts and turn to the military option than permit diplomates to to their job and come up with diplomatic solutions to problems between nations. It is extremely easy for those that have never served to decide that diplomatic efforts are a waste of time.

Wait I thought it was Iraq's WMD that were the greatest threat to the world. Oh wait they didn't have any. Then I heard that North Korea's nukes that were the biggest threat to the world. Now you're telling me it's Iran? Why do Republicans ALWAYS need an enemy to confront to make themselves feel relevant? And what's wrong with talking with your enemies? What's the worst that can happen...you might be able to prevent a war rather than start one?

Eight years of a policy that did not work is not enough for these guys.

I have a message for Mitt Romney:
"Stop talking. Period."

And what would the EX-Governor know about foreign policy. People on the outside looking in always have an opinion. OK – so no talking to Iran, then what is his answer. All he did was criticize with no solution. We don't have enough troops to do anything with Iran currently. Hell, there's even a report that we may not have enough available troops for Afghanistan.

For those people who have never served (I fought in the 1st Gulf War), if you are so patriotic, then join the military and go fight in Afghanistan and Iran (if we decide to go).

Again, the governor is criticizing without a solution of his own. What would be his plan for Iran??????

Keep spreading the fear Mitt.

Mitt Romney is just as bad as the "Balloon Boy's" parents. Got to be in the spotlight, eh Mitt? The American people are concerned about America (get it). The symbol of weakness and impotence is manifested in your frustration that you are not the President of the United States instead of President Obama. You will never see the White House unless invited. So sit down somewhere, and when your opinion is needed, you'll be asked for it.

Quick question to Mitt...what the hell would you know about Iran?

Romney is CORRECT.

Barack has no idea what he is doing in Iran and was outplayed by the Russians and Chinese again.

He is very naive and arrogant when it comes to foreign policy.

Negotiations? What negotiations? Ahmedinejad says "We'll talk. But we will never give up our right to nuclear technology." And Obama essentially said, "Ok.". Talk is not negotiations and talk is cheap. If you want a work horse don't elect a show horse. I gave up on Iran a year ago. They'll get their nukes. Obama won't stop them. "Change you can be...".... Oh, Shut up!

What a fool. What does he know about foreign policy. Please go away.

His weave and magic undies are too tight....cutting off oxygen to his brain...

This guy needs to go away! He doesn't have a "snowball chance in hell" to win the GOP nomination in 2012....He couldn't even beat McCain!

Okay – you can HAMMER President about Iran in front of a pro-Israel group... If President Obama is causing "... an undue burden on Israel, "America's most ardent ally in the Middle East." then Israel should take care of that "undue burden" that is causing them so much heartache!!! That so-called burden did not hatch since President Obama took office. PLEASE stop trying to get foreign relations experience so you can run in 2012!!! At least make sense with it!

And PLEASE, change your photo!!!! It's the same old picture in every article posted here!!!

What an idiot! I used to think that there were SOME good Republicans out there. If this is their leadership, then there are none!

Is this man crazy? President Bush policies didn't work the first time, so does Mitt Romney think they are going to work when he becomes President? He needs to come up with a policies where name calling is not in play.

I suppose Mitt would take the Iranian leadership, put them in a crate, tie it to the roof of his car, and drive around until they soiled themselves. Then they would behave.

Mr. wax man still speak for nothing

Yeah man screw peace, bombs solve everything. Iran and Palenstine will have no hard feelings and love america! Not one of them will try to retaliate and join Al Quida/Taliban/Extremist Groups.

Idiot. We can do miles better then a war-mongering Romney.

Romney doesn't have a clue what he's talking about, because he's not in on security or military briefings, negotiations, State Department strategies, etc .

Once again, he's just another Republican shooting his mouth off for the sake of scoring points with the GOP "base" as a way to bolster his presidential nominee chances in 2012.

No ideas, just a willingness to try to slam our elected President, hoping he and our country will fail.

Party Before Country – that's the GOP!

Romney has a message for the administration??? Guess he didn't get the memo that he isn't the president, and that he doesn't get to issue mandates to the guy who actually won the election.
Pompous, self-righteous moonbat.

Who cares what he thinks. He is just trying to make a name for himself in 2012. He disappears for a while and then resufaces to insult the President. How unpatriotic.

Welcome back George Bush. I wonder if things are going to turn out any better this time around. Hope you have lots of money for these expensive wars, I know there doesn't seem to be much for social programs like heath care.

I've got two words for Mitt Romney: sour grapes. He's just jealous that nobody hired him to do the job. Did he complain when George W. Bush spoke to Ghaddafi? The innocent people of Iran who want a decent life would suffer greatly if Iran was isolated or ignored. I don't see a problem with trying to deal with Iran through diplomacy, instead of bombs. Mitt Romney is just another right-wing mouthpiece of the Republican Party, who once again proves they are out of touch! Yes, Ahmedinajad is a fanatic. He's said and done bad things. However, it takes a real man to stand up, be frank and start the conversation, which President Obama is doing. SOUR GRAPES, MITT!

Too much hair dye or spray! DUH...Obama is at least trying to open dialogue with Iran instead of McCain's "bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" joke. We are and will always be Israel's friend. Romney is a tool...

Mitt,

As if you have any inside information about what's going on over there, what our military capacities are, or what our country needs on the international front. Grow up! Find another cause; use your good sense for something more useful and appropriate than this.

More war huh?

Republicans certainly lack imagination.

Their answer to everything is lower taxes and more wars.

What a contradiction...

Negotiating fro what...they couldn't enrich their uranium to weapons grade with the centrifuges they have...and now they will gainmore concessions and time...

Good strategy, Mitt: lets continue the exact same stubborn and heavy-handed strategies that got us into this position in the first place. Or....we can work with the rest of the International Community (who right-wing nutjobs seem to think are all incorrect and irrelevant) to enact real and effective sanctions against Iran. Not talking to someone, though, is a surefire way to piss them off. It is also the approach children take when they dont know the right thing to do.

So do us all a favor and act like you're part of the country, rather than undermining our country's efforts of achieving a solution to a growing problem. To put out a fire, you use water, not more fire. We should continue to lead the way in finding ways of accommodating everyone's interests, which includes holding Israel accountable for its actions throughout the Mid East, as well as the Palestinian and Iranian extremists. Its never just black and white.

This guy is the epitome of insincerity and say anything phoniness. he is also weirder than McCain to boot. What kind of person straps his dog to the roof of a car for a one thousand mile trip?

Oh yeah , a mormon that's who; if you think their underwear is weird; you ought to read what they believe

When MITT talks about how Irans Resime is so terrible, He could very easily replace the word Iranian with the word GOP.

And Romney got all of his wisdom and experience from,,,,,,,Being the commander in chief of the National Guard?

We ignore that the leader of Iran was once involved in detaining American hostages for 444 days just like we ignore Obama's past affiliations... but the world has to be skeptical after so many years of a extending a clenched fist ourselves. I see the administration's point that what we have done so far has done little lessen the tension, but at the same time, the fact that we have not had an attack on US soil since going into Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq can't be ignored either. We have been taking the fight to them since 2002... if we hadn't ignored the '93 WTC bombing, USS Cole, or the US embassy bombings, then maybe 9/11 wouldn't have ever happened. Like many Americans, I hope the current president doesn't make the same mistakes as Clinton, and believe if we ignore things, the problems will all go away... at least until after the elections, or his term is up. An overzealous domestic policy will not provide fiscal security once the economy has dried up from a failed foreign policy that allows for terrorists to attack us on our own soil, that was the basis of bin Laden's attack in New York, and that is why our soldiers are there taking the fight to them! For once we are being proactive instead of reactive, keeping them rocked on their heels where they can't sit still long enough to organize, let alone plan attacks like they did prior to 2001. God bless the president in his wisdom, and God bless America!

Don't need or want any comments from the plastic man....

OH goody goody goody We the people of the United States have an expert, named Romney, who knows all about foreign relations, deployments. Everything there is to know....gee don't you love the republicans trying to inject themselves into situations they don't know a darn thing about..

First Palin, McCains daughter, Liz Cheny and the Fox News....WHERE IN HADES WERE THEY WHEN BUSH INVADED IRAQ AND ALL THE TROUBLE WE HAVE SUFFERED BECAUSE OF IT.

With all those experts why in the world don't we just shut down the Pentagon and do away with the Generals and Colonels on the battlefields.

Now he wants to be a hawk too. Hey Mitt, "just for men" called, they want to know if you're available for a commercial.

The Iranian regime is unalloyed evil, run by people who are at once ruthless and fanatical...

Unalloyed evil? Really? Sounds like 99.98% pure rhetoric to me, from someone who would be dangerously incapable of running a sane, balanced and pragmatic foreign policy. But I'm sure the suckers suck this garbage up. I mean, look how secure (not to mention prosperous!) eight years of tough talk have gotten us. Not. Idiots.

So MITT,Should we Bomb and Invade with NO EXIT STRAGETY?

Mitt Romney is not an elected official. His advice has the same merit as mine. So here goes: President Obama, keep doing exactly what you are doing. By offering an outstretched hand, you are showing the world that America has ceased acting like a bully and a force of one. If force ends up being needed – as a last resort – then the world will stand with you.

he would have said same against leaders of the american revolotion Romney seems to like war,s ,afterall he has nothing to loose,he,ll say anything for a pat on the back from the far right, the US is only one war away from being bankrupt keep talking Mitt.

Just because Obama threw all the Iranian protestors and deceased under the bus, is no reason to criticize him.

He doesn't want to rile any feathers. He didn't win a Nobel Prize for crticizing foreign goverments' human and civil rights abuses. He got it for playing nice with everyone, no matter how dispicable they are.

Here's how negotiatons go:
Obama- "Hope, dreams, bla bla bla"
Iran- "Pretty speech, now be weak and do what we want"
Obama- "whatever you say, now i will bow to you like i did to the saudi's"

The greatest immediate threat to the world? Give me a break!

Romney is just pandering to the pro-Zionists who want to attack Iran.

Mitt, if you want to send soldiers to Iran so badly, why not sign up your sons to go first?

Oh, that's right. I forgot. They're doing their patriotic duty over here helping you campaign.

GOP panderer and hypocrite!

And just when was it that Mitt won the Noble Peace Prize for his international experise and international support ???

So MITT,what is your suggestion? Do you agree with McCain to BOMB, BOMB, BOMB, BOMB, BOMB IRAN?

This guy should be selling suits at Men's Warehouse, not deluding himself with thoughts of the presidency... Gimme a break.

More hate/fear/obstructionism. Got to be a Republican speaking again.

Gee Mitt, has W's method of public hate and ignorance worked pretty well for the past 9 years? Preaching hate to the world only drives those who could help get rid of the fools in charge of Iran into the opposite camp. Ever trying to tell a teenager they can't talk to a particular person you don't like? Pretty much the same deal hear. Show real leadership to the world, and the world will treat you like a leader. Preach hate, hide your head in the sand, declare yourself to be king, and you end up by yourself on an island, surrounded by sharks. Of course, 2012 is not far off, so clearly you are going where the RNC wants you to go. Now that worked really well last year, so please keep it up!

Yeah just another Republican looking for another War to start.......making threats with military actions is just another Bush/Chaney policy........were trying to get out of Iraq and trying to find a way to end this mess in Afganistan and this man wants a "Credible military threat left on the table" All he is looking for is the Jewish vote, once he gets that he will sell them down river just like all the Republicans do....

Suck it up to AIPAC, Romney. They are powerfully wealthy and can buy whatever they want. But policy has to be made with abroad world view and not just through the eyes of AIPAC.

The Nazis & Soviet Union had massive militaries. Wrong analogy.

Romney is a NEO-CON hack. If it was up to him, we be policing the whole world. Wars, wars, and more wars.. But he or his kids will never serve in the military. Typical chicken hawk.

If you stop talking then what, Bomb them into submission ?

We just had eight years of no talk and just threats, it doesn’t work remember?

Oh Please, Romney doesnt know jack. Comparing Iran to the soviet union? heads up mitt, Iran was a soviet client state, striclty minor leagues, and still are. you want to solve the problem with Hamas? force Israel into a 2-state solution. want to get rid of violent jihadists? dont start wars with other countries while fighting a war with the real enemy.

America can afford to extend a hand to people it disagrees with it, because the reality is we have the largest economy and military force to back it up.

Excuse me Mitt, but the Iranians are not negotiating with Obama. They are dictating terms to him.

Excuse me, but I don't remember Romney making it out of the primaries last year. That alone speaks volumes.

Romney should keep his thoughts to himself because he isn't privy to the classified information President Obama receives. He's just like all those other republicans who appear eager to "send more troops" into Afghanistan, but I ask you ... Where were Romney and all those republicans when we all but abandoned our efforts in Afghanistan to wage war on Iraq, which had absolutely nothing to do with Osama Bin Laden.

What an idiot. Why does this guy prove time and time again his ignorance of foreign policy. His idea plays right into Iran's hands. Obama is doing the right thing by preventing Iran from gaining the high ground.

I am sick of these GeeNopers mouthing off about foreign policy. Aren't they the ones that led us into a War on Iraq based on lies that ate up the budget surplus and murdered 4500 of our brightest and best , along with over 87,000 Iraqis whose lives have been lost. along with untold millions who are daily subjected to terrorism and brutality – and don't tell me about ridding the country of a ruthless dictator – so what and for what??? The only ruthless dictator that I'm glad is gone is GWB and the only symbol of weakness I see on the world stage right now are dimwitted republifascists who don't know when to shut their stupid mouths.

"Stop thinking that a charm offensive will talk the Iranians out of their pursuit of nuclear weapons. It will not. And agreements, unenforceable and unverifiable, will have no greater impact here than they did in North Korea. "

So like, then what should we do? Start ANOTHER war?? And last time I checked, "charm offensives" such as sanctions, et al were a tactic of diplomacy. And tend to work. North Korea is not the threat you'd like us to believe, so stop using it as your game changer.

Why are some republicans so pro violence? It's ridculous and hasn't done us any good the past 8 years. Except work to break us. Thanks.

Aside from making up words in his speech- imagine if the world looked at us the same way. Our fanatical past administration would have been the reason for us being attacked and hated, instead of people just disliking our policies. Oh wait – we were.
Leaders come and go- there are millions of good Iranian people- negotiation and keeping wars and death at bay is what true leadership is about..

Been looking at the rocks in the hat again have we there Mitt?

Tell ya what – You're opinions are completely wrong, with no merit and contribute nothing to the conversation. Maybe you should call into Rushblo or Beck-erhead, they lap this puss up like it's syrup...

Some people fail to remember the European talk to us and we did not have a perfet government for over two hundred...A heep see,,, but forgot to know their history in this country.

Not much has changed with this clown. All criticism and no real action. Oh wait, that's the GOP in general. When are they gonna learn? The practices that we have been doing have gotten us nowhere. Now is the time to try out some new approaches.

Obama is making our coutryt less safe. IMPEACH OBAMA for dealing with terrosit.

I disagree... Simply look at what happened with North Korea, and you have what happens if America ignores and punishes without talking. Of course, this speech has no value since Romney started to campaign for 2012.

Wow – Mr. Hairspray must have talked to the Wasilla Hillbilly – now he's a foreign relations expert like her.

Wow wow – just wow

Sorry, a misspelled word:

Well, Mr. Romney since you want to talk "foreign policy" let's talk about yours shall we?

1. Member of the Mormon cult (now, that's foreign);

2. Draft dodger; and

3. Sons who are pretty boys. None of them EVER volunteered to do ANYTHING for the military.

That about sums up your foreign policy Mitt. Which of course the Obama administration could do without.

The problem with Romney is you never can believe the guy. He'll say "withering" sanctions today and then, if he were to become president, would likely change his tone-especially after realizing that without the help of other nations the sanctions won't be that "withering." So far I think the president is doing the right thing by trying to negotiate with the nuts in Iran. When that fails (because it probably will get nowhere without the Russians who are doing their usual song and dance) then we can visit the idea of really going after them. We'll need more than just ourselves which the president understands and will need to build a block of allies willing to take on the task.

Hmmm...criticisms coming from someone with literally zero foreign policy experience...I'll file that opinion where it belongs.

Mitt**The Iranian regime is unalloyed evil, run by people who are at once ruthless and fanatical***Smells LIKE The Republicans to ME!!!!

Right ~ just like your competition in the elections ~ Bomb, bomb, bomb ~ bomb, bomb Iran ~ so much better than trying to negotiate first! Maybe that's why the GOP lost ~ bomb first, ask questions later ~ just what the world needed ~ NO NEW CHANGE!!!!!!!!

The Republican Party is a disgrace and an abomination. There is something putrid about these guys and gals. The Republican Parties of past decades did not make me want to shower after I hear or see them speak on issues. I think it may have started with the Newt Gingrich Crew a few years back.

Same ole GOP stuff. Don't talk to anyone, it makes you look weak. When will these people grow up and realize this isn't the elementary school play ground?

he's right

HEY, Mitt: IF you are NOT talking, as we experienced over the past decade, HOW DO YOU KNOW?

"unalloyed evil" WHAT IS THAT? Define please. Do "they" meaning the gov't or the general populace???

Enact "withering" sanctions?? WHAT? Who pays the price under that option? Surely, NOT, the government!

Guess, millionaire Mitt forgot that "people" have to live under his $$$$$$$$$ radar!

USA's economy is all about selling armament and to have war going on some where in the world.
It is time to cut defense spending and ask tough questions to army general who are in the pockets of defense industries.

Romney should know better than offerin' hawkish advice to the Govt. apropos Iran policy. We believe that nobody is naive enough to keep engagin' in lovie-dovie deals w/ Iran. At some point the stick of the carrot ' n ' stick policy will have to be invoked.

Mccain's " bomb, bomb, bomb Iran " cacophony does not and will not intone well w/ anybody. You want to project the tough guy appraoach, Romney, think multiple times before you take the plunge. If the macho attitude lands you in boiling oil, you are the one, most likely, endin' up badly burnt.

President Obama has further weakened America's position in the world because of his apologies to Muslims and European governments for America's so-called indiscretions. This has embarrassed America and is a sign of weakness to Iran, North Korea, and all terrorists.

George A.
Vancouver USA

Well, Mr. Romney since you want to talk "foreign policy" let's talk about yours shall we?

1. Member of the Mormon cult (now, that's foreign);

2. Draft dodger; and

3. Sons who are pretty boys. None of them EVER volunteered to do ANYTHING for the military.

That about sums up your foreign policy Mitt. Which of course the Obama administation could do without.

So what are we to do about them Mutt? Ignoring them does nothing. Try coming up with a real solution instead of parroting the usual GOP mantra. Criticize but offer no reasonable alternative. And your typical GOP "military threat" mantra sure has worked in the past hasn't it?

The arrogance! Who started this horrific mess with no end in sight ???? Do the republicans (and most of the media) actually think the public is suffering from loss of memory??? Do us all a favor Romney...go on a very long vacation to one of you twenty mansons. The nerve!

Here we go again: "fear, fear, fear." Yeah, we should start wars with Iran and North Korea. That'd be awesome! That'll make us look strong in the eyes of the world. Good strategy, Mittens. Have a nice day!

So in other words, you disagree with the Generals on the ground? Shut up Romney, your ignorance in foreign policy is showing.

Peace through strength. Attainable.

Mitt Romney is a great leader in many ways, economically prudent,
morally sound, natural achiever. We can only dream about what would be happening now, if he were our President.

We settled for President Obama... and it is VERY unsettling.

We will have a great leader in the future, but for now... I for one stand amazed at who this man is.

I can imagine if the GOP was in power, we would be fighting 3 wars right now! Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan! These guys have no solution to any problems, just lip service. Bunch of Jokers!

It is neive to think that Carter libs don't want Israel to be nuked by Iran. There are many in Obama's inner circle who feel the same way, and some who hand out prizes no so nobel who are banking on Obama taking a Carter like aproach. Obviously Democrats believe that Americans who disagree with them are terrorists, but those who wish to wipe Israel off the map are not. It is so sick, 2010 cannot come soon enough.

Oh my God. Is this from a human being?

Too bad it wasn't with a smart hammer!

Ok, so lets stop talking and start another war! Wow! Do these people have brains? Yet, they want to run for President?

I guess he can only see in the short term. The regime seems to be falling on its own from its own doing while the international community must keep tight controls while this regime falling apart on all sides doesn't obtain nuclear weapons!

It is clear that Mr. Romney knows very little about the Islamic Republic of Iran.

One more reason why Mr. Romney is not qualified for any position that involves knowledge and experience in international relations.

And, what do you suggest Mr. Smart guy??? Bomb them? As usual, more criticism no solution! I am just so tired of this party of "NO" trying to reinvent Bush failed policy!

Romney...with all you liberal (then conservative, then liberal) leanings, and your millions of dollars spent on campaigning, you could not beat John McCain, a fairly weak candidate. You had it all: the money, the looks, positions on both sides of every issue. What went wrong? Your party doesn't want you. The nation doesn't want you. Stop trying to be Reagan II. Go away.

“Fanatical”! How interesting, this coming from another religious fanatic. I guess he’s saying his Joseph is a better fairy than Mohammad, and saying it to Jews who don’t even believe in either one of them, as they have their own fairy. I just don’t understand the hypocrisy of religious folks. They all believe in fairytales but each insists their fairy god mother is better than the others, and have killed each others for hundreds of year over their own make believe.
Throughout the history, American Jews have mostly been Democrats. This is new tools that Republicans are using against President Obama, in order to get Jews on board, knowing how much most Jews have contempt for Muslims. People be aware, not necessary the enemy of your enemy is your friend.

Hey Romney,

They are giving out Nobel Prizes for not being George W Bush........but I guess you are not interested or else you would stop trying to "out-stupid"George W.

Kiss Off Mitt !!!

"Evil." "Fanatic." "Freedom." Gee, Mitt, you might as well just start saying "Nukular" if you're going to use Bushspeak. Same old Neocon plan - imperialism instead of diplomacy. The world is not impressed. The only ones who take you seriously are the NASCAR and Jesus crowd that is the Republican base.

"If you want peace, you don't talk to your friends, you talk to your enemies." - Moshe Dayan, Israeli military and political leader

You might want to think about Dayan's comment when you speak of "America's most ardent ally in the Middle East."

And be careful not to trip over your dick.

Everything we do may be in Good Faith, but if end result is not Good, it is deemed a Failure. I am a Democrat. I don't intend to criticize Bush and GOP in a negative manner.

I want to say that whatever Bush and GOP did in the last 8 years must have been in good faith, but end result is not good. Thus it is a failure.

Therefore GOP should just take the back seat and let Obama drive the Bus.

Romney, your an idiot.

Romney is a plastic pandering twit. Cowboy foreign policy doesn't work- proven over and over again by you republican morons for 8 years. Get out of the way already. The world has no respect for you.

Thanks, Romney, for letting us know precisely why putting you in charge of negotiating with Iran would result in Iran having nuclear weapons. They aren't going to stop unless they want to stop...calling them "unalloyed evil" isn't going to make them feel very comfortable with the idea of us having nukes while they don't.

As for the "the forces of freedom within Iran," that's just (a) stupid, i.e., when has meddling in other countries' governments to prop up our chosen allies EVER worked for us? and (b) if you can't see it for the wang-waving redneck-riling ultrapatriotic rhetoric it is, then you are someone who believes whatever these imbeciles say without a critical thought in your head.

Romney, not talking is what got us in this mess in the first place!
One smart person knew it all, BUSH.
Your're not to bright yourself.

Mitt Romney knows nothing about Iran or its domestic politics. If he did, he would know that bullying only helps to legitimate the regime.

This guy has NO foreign policy experience! The only pirk he has is ALL OF HIS MONEY!!!

We have a message for Mitt
Romney. Shut the hell up! period. You are not the President and Americans right now don't trust republican leadership. Therefore your comment is DEAD wrong to the 100th power. Why don't you and the rest of the GOP leave the country since you keep degrading and spreading negative statements and lies. Even minorities don't even like your weak country club full of good ol boys

Romney, please – you're putting us to sleep!

I'm sure Romney and the Hawks would love to stop talks with Iran. – "When the talking ends. War is inevitable." War profiteers and engineers everywhere would love it.

Mr.Romney,this helps U.S. Foreign Policy with the eradication of nuclear weapons HOW!? Im sorry,I remember the Bush foreign policy of not talking to North Korea,who has nuclear weapons. I don't think it worked.

Thank you Mitt. The Iranians are racists, anti semite, mysogynistic liars. They do not understand the terms honor, respect or diversity....oops sorry thought I was talking about liberals there for a minute....same difference

Obama is an embarrassment to our prestige. If I was one of thhese evil regimes like Iran, North Korea,China, and Russia id feel like i could do whatever i wanted too. Beside democrats, those regimes are happy as hell Obama got elected. They wouldnt pull this crap if Bush was in charge thats for sure. Besides the regular brainwashed obamabots that frequent these posts, America is sorry they elected him. Its too bad we cant call for a special election to get rid of obama and the liberal democrats now, instead of having to wait until 2010.

Romney is a hammer alright. About as smart as one......

The only thing more naive than certain notions about Hamas is the notion that [R]s are effective leaders. 9-11 and the economic disaster happened on their watch. Case closed.

Romney is an isolationist within himself which makes him a threat to all Americans. He needs to stick to what he knows best, isolation.

Mitt, you have no say in this matter; you need to shut up! There is more positive dialogue being done today than all the previous eight years combined.

The IEA is currently in discussing right now and having Russia take Iran's Uranium and reprocess them at a much lower grade for use in energy.

Your BUMB BUMB policies of the retugs will get us no where. Get a life and shut up!

Romney is right on with this one. Sad thing is.....Obama thinks if he says "pretty please" enough these dictators will like him. I wasn't so sure before, but as days go by I'm becoming more convinced that President Obama wants to be Dictator Obama.

Just another conservative hawk, pandering to the audience of the moment; stop talking to Iran? Just what would that accomplish? It was never stated that a military response was off the table, but it seems imprudent to demand anything from the Iranian regeime since it would only be met with more arrogance and threats. I suppose Mr. Romney has always settled disagreements with a punch in the eye rather than a civilized discussion. Just how many troops does his pary think we have, and how many wars can we afford? Silliness!

Obviously Mitt doesn't realize that this administration attempts diplomacy first before cutting a nation off from the rest of the world.

If i were you my rich friend Romney, i'll worry about the primary first. stupid rich idiot

It is easy to talk tough especially since none of his sons have ever spent one single day in the military.

Somebody needs to tell this clown Romney that he is NOT in charge and NO ONE cares what he thinks. Anyone that loses to McCain is a REAL loser..............

And here's a message for the know-nothing Romney: stop talking to the press. PERIOD.

I'm sick of all these non-elected GOPers who have nothing to do but criticize our government. SHUT UP!

I respect Romney, but I completely disagree here. I will always hold more faith in diplomacy rather than war. Simply ignoring them seems naive and, to me, potentially MORE dangerous. I prefer the Obama administration's approaches to international affairs. There's a reason he's internationally recognized enough to be a Nobel laureate. Maybe he didn't deserve it, but it's not his fault; they gave it to him.

So then less talking, more bombing, is that your point Mitt? I grew up in Massachusetts, so I'm well aware of the depths of this man's idiocy – and now he's graduating from idiot to DANGEROUS idiot.

It's Catchers Mitt Romney Running Off At The Mouth Again I See. Well If There's Nothing He Likes About The Obama Administration, Throw Your Political Hat Out To Face Him In 2012.

Romney is just Bush warmed over. Forget diplomacy, forget talking to the Iranians. Just depend on sanctions which don't work, Mitt.

There is a reason you were unsuccessful in 2008. Try to learn from it.

Romney wants to go back to the "Republican Model" of negotiation – "We'll talk about what you want only after you give us everything we want." I wonder why that hasn't worked yet?

The warm fuzzy feeling will not work on madmen. We need to take a hard stance with these third world dictatrors, not visit them for tea. They will act friendly to your face, then slit your throat when they get a chance. And also, why are all these idiots in congress trying to cozy up with the castros in cuba anyway, have they forgotten the missile crisis in the early sixty's?

Another GOP loser heard from. They just don't seem to get that no one, other than their base, (and they are not the majority of voters in this country anymore) believes anything they say after their party got us into this "big ole mess" that we are trying to fight our way out of. I wouldn't believe what they have to say unless the Lord told me so, and so far he hasn't done that.

Typical Republican....run and hide behind war. And to think this group of conservatives say they love God and their Country. How about this biblical principle, 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind' – this is the great and foremost commandment, and there is a second like it, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself'. The whole Law and Prophets hang on these two commands
Was it me or did world leaders criticize the Bush administration for not talking with them? I have to give the Obama administration a B on Foreign Policy.

Obviously, had Mitt won we would be fighting a third war in the middle east. Do we really want that? Could we even manage that without our economy going through the floor?
Let's make sure that Mitt does not win in 2012: Educate the people about we can expect from his policies.

does this dimwit sound believable, seriously?! lol

Odumbo better listen and listen good. His little candy ass world and ways are going to get us in trouble and then there will be hell to pay, Iraq and the Afgan war will seem small next to nukes raining down from Iran.
All the cool aid and butt kissing in the world wont fix these people. They hate us, enough to kill millons, they dont care. WAKE UP!

And that's why you'll never be POTUS...........................JUST LIKE A RETHUGLICAN

That's how Mitt Romney lost to McCain. Warmongering is not an effective policy goal nor an effective way to get elected. It's amazing that an American businessman with no international experience can whine and complain like he does. Doesn't the GOP have anybody with an actual plan other than "kill 'em all?"

Mitt Romney should know whether the President talks to Iran or not Iran will do what Iran wants to. Its GOD thats keeping us safe not the President or any other leader so People need to PRAY for our President stop complaing and PRAY, thats all we can do anyway complaints never helps anyone its action thats counts and that action should be PRAYER first.

Gee, wonder who's running for President in 2012? Wonder who needs money from pro-Israel voters? This must reflect Romney's vast foreign relations experience as a governor. What can you see from your porch MITT? Anyone remember the crazy, racist things he had to say after he dropped out of the last presidential election?

Would be nice to see how much Romney gets in political contributions from AIPAC.

I think only a fringe minority of chicken hawk war mongerers will be turned on by "evil empire" rhetoric recycled from the Bush Administration Mr. Romney. I know you're positioning yourself for 2012, but if that's the best ya got, you might as well give up now.

Gee, Mitt, you appear to have the knowledge and answers to solve the world's problems. Just one question. If you don't believe in working WITH other nations to further peace, can I assume that you are of the "bomb, bomb Iran" mentality? It is so simple for Republicans to criticize every effort made by our President to secure the world's safety, while offering no alternatives but more war, which no one can afford. So why don't you just keep your opinions to yourself? We are not going to attack Iran, and we are not going to obliterate Palestine either. And Israel is our ally only because we give them more aid than we do any other country on Earth, most of it weapons. Can't imagine why they keep using them against their perceived enemy, can you? Or are you just courting the Jewish vote already?

What negotiations is he talking about? All I heard was a diplomatic approach with several parties such as Russia is being considered. Nothing is yet on the table. Pretty premature but I can see talking about this with the pro-Israel group would win a few points. Politics as usual.

Don't talk with them just bomb bomb bomb Iran! That's why u nor McBush is president today!

" ' The Iranian leadership is the greatest immediate threat to the world since the fall of the Soviet Union, and before that, Nazi Germany,' Romney said in a speech Monday to the pro-Israel group AIPAC at their national summit in San Diego, according to excerpts provided to CNN."

What ignorant bombastice tripe. Sounds ilke something Hitler would tell Germans or that Stalin would tell Russians.

Mitt, Nuke 'em till they glow!!!!!!

I have a message for mitt, YOU LOST!!!!!!!!!! You lost to JOHN MCCAIN for god sake man, thats sad! You are so pathetic

Rjight. Because that worked so well for the Bush administration.