Mitt Romney Doesn't Get Terrorism Posted by Patrick Barry

Tonight Mitt Romney argued that John McCain understands the nature of the terrorist threat faced by the U.S., stating:    

"And at Saddleback, after Barack Obama dodged and ducked every direct question, John McCain hit the nail on the head: radical Islam is evil, and he will defeat it! Republicans prefer straight talk to politically correct talk!"

Language like this is appalling, and Romney has a history of these kinds of disgusting remarks, but Romney's careless words also demonstrate his complete misunderstanding of the terrorist threat.   

Romney uses this "straight talk" to lump Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Muslim Brotherhood into one big scary monster.  But, by confusing these various groups, conservatives make it impossible to pursue effective policies. Their ideological approach has caused the United States to miss numerous opportunities, where it could have played these groups off of each other to America’s benefit.

Romney's words are not only bigoted, they betray a fundamental misunderstanding of the terrorist threat.

 

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