Campaign Statements — Mitt Romney

Tuesday November 22, 2011

“That will only encourage more people to do the same thing.”

“But to say that we’re going to say to the people who have come here illegally that now you’re all going to get to stay or some large number are going to get to stay and become permanent residents of the United States, that will only encourage more people to do the same thing.”


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CATEGORIES: Immigration | Mitt Romney |

Tuesday November 22, 2011

“My first foreign trip will be to Israel.”

“And the right course for Israel is to show that we care about Israel, that they are our friend, we’ll stick with them. If I’m president of the United States, my first trip—my first foreign trip will be to Israel to show the world we care about that country and that region.”


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CATEGORIES: Israel/Palestine | Mitt Romney |

Tuesday November 22, 2011

“We need to bring Pakistan into the 21st century—or the 20th century.”

“We need to bring Pakistan into the 21st century—or the 20th century, for that matter, so that they—they can engage throughout the world with trade and with modernity…We can do a lot better directing that to encourage people to take advantage of the extraordinary opportunities the West and freedom represent for their people.”


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CATEGORIES: American Exceptionalism | Mitt Romney | War on Terror |

Tuesday November 22, 2011

“We can…identify people who are lower risk.”

“We can use better technology [with TSA patdowns]. We can also identify people who are lower risk and allow them to go through the process more quickly than the current process.”


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CATEGORIES: Civil Liberties | Mitt Romney | War on Terror |

Friday October 07, 2011

“If you do not want America to be the strongest nation on Earth…you have that President”

“If you do not want America to be the strongest nation on Earth, I am not your President—you have that President today”


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CATEGORIES: American Exceptionalism | Mitt Romney |

Friday October 07, 2011

“America must lead the world, or someone else will.”

“God did not create this country to be a nation of followers. America is not destined to be one of several equally balanced global powers. America must lead the world, or someone else will.”


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CATEGORIES: American Exceptionalism | Mitt Romney |

Friday October 07, 2011

“The United States enjoys significant leverage over [Afghanistan and Pakistan].”

“It is in the interests of all three nations to see that Afghanistan and the Afghanistan/ Pakistan border region are rid of the Taliban and other insurgent groups…. Pakistan should understand that any connection between insurgent forces and Pakistan’s security and intelligence forces must be severed. The United States enjoys significant leverage over both of these nations. We should not be shy about using it.”


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CATEGORIES: Afghanistan | Mitt Romney | War on Terror |

Friday October 07, 2011

“It raises questions about whether the timing is politically inspired.”

“This past June, President Obama disregarded the counsel of his top military commanders, including General David Petraeus, and announced a full withdrawal of those 30,000 surge troops by September 2012. That date falls short of the commanders’ reported recommendation that the troops remain through the end of 2012 and the Afghan “fighting season” to solidify our gains. That date also happens to be just weeks before a U.S. presidential election. There is no military rationale for it. It raises questions about whether the timing is politically inspired.”


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CATEGORIES: Afghanistan | Mitt Romney |

Friday October 07, 2011

“The United States enjoys significant leverage over [Afghanistan and Pakistan].”

“It is in the interests of all three nations to see that Afghanistan and the Afghanistan/ Pakistan border region are rid of the Taliban and other insurgent groups…. Pakistan should understand that any connection between insurgent forces and Pakistan’s security and intelligence forces must be severed. The United States enjoys significant leverage over both of these nations. We should not be shy about using it.”


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CATEGORIES: Afghanistan | Mitt Romney | War on Terror |

Thursday September 22, 2011

“Just before…Netanyahu came to the United States, [Obama] threw Israel under the bus”

Just before Bibi Netanyahu came to the United States, he threw Israel under the bus, tried to negotiate for Israel. The right course—if you disagree with an ally, you talk about it privately. But in public, you stand shoulder-to-shoulder with your allies.


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CATEGORIES: Israel/Palestine | Mitt Romney |

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