Monday, October 22, 2012
Third Presidential Debate
The most interesting part of this debate for me came in the first hour. At one point about 30 minutes in, Mitt Romney started to sidetrack from the foreign affairs topics, and tried to turn the conversation to the economic problems in the U.S. By Romney doing this, I think it hurt his performance in the debate because it shows that he is not very experienced or knowledgeable in how to deal with foreign affairs, and instead he was trying to focus the conversation on what he has an edge in, which is the rehabilitation of the American economy. I think this debate was the best one for Obama, and it was a topic about which I thought he would have the greatest advantage in. This will help Obama in the election in two weeks because this will be the last debate that sticks in Americans' minds, and if there is not a significant event in the next two weeks, this could arguably one of the most important factors in whom undecided voters will decide to cast their votes for.
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The most interesting part of the debate to me was when Romney said that we must attack and go after the anti-Americans. He reminded me of a time when anyone who was against America was wrong. I do not think it is necessarily crucial to attack countries that do not coincide with our beliefs. In fact, I think it is wrong. I do not think America should be getting into any unnecessary wars and the only time we should get involved across seas is when there is a threat to our nation or the world in whole.The way Romney spoke out foreign affairs was very interesting because he was somewhat blunt with the questions but did not give specifics (as usual). However, that specific moment stuck out in my head and really raised a red flag for me.
"Mr. president, American has not dictated other nations, we have freed other nations from dictators." I thought this quote from Mitt Romney was powerful and it stuck with me. This was the most interesting part in the whole debate. Romney called President Obama out on his "Apology Tour" and pointed out that the president visited Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Iraq without visiting one of our biggest allies: Israel. This was a huge mistake on Obama's part because the only reason Israel hasn't been attacked by the surrounding nations that hate it is because they think the United States have its back. Now, the other countries are questioning whether or not Israel and the U.S. even are allies which would greatly decrease the protection Israel has against other nations.
"When it comes to our foreign policy, you seem to want to import the foreign policies of the 1980s, just like the social policies of the 1950s and the economic policies of the 1920s". This is what President Obama said to Mitt Romney in the Third and final debate last night and it struck me as very powerful. Although it is a slight exaggeration, there is a lot of truth to that statement. The Romney/Ryan ticket has intoduced many policies that would make us turn our backs on the almost 80 years of great progress our nation has made. From the 30s on, great administrations such as FDR and LBJ have strengthened and improved our nation with great social and economic reform. We can't let these Republicans come in and take us back to the "robber baron days". Overall, Obama's showing was much stronger in the final debates. Although i am nervous in the closeness of the polls, i am confident that Americans will choose the better path for our country. ObamaBiden 2012
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