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timekiller-s:

downlo:

Mitt Romney has nothing really coherent or substantive to say about domestic policy, but at least he can sound energetic and confident about it. On foreign policy, the subject of Monday night’s final presidential debate, he had little coherent to say and often sounded completely lost. That’s because he has no original ideas of substance on most world issues, including Syria, Iran and Afghanistan.

During the debate, on issue after issue, Mr. Romney sounded as if he had read the boldfaced headings in a briefing book — or a freshman global history textbook — and had not gone much further than that. Twice during the first half-hour, he mentioned that Al Qaeda-affiliated groups were active in northern Mali. Was that in the morning’s briefing book?

At other times, he announced that he had a “strategy” for the Middle East, particularly Iran and Syria, and really for the whole world, but gave no clue what it would be — much like his claim that he has a plan to create 12 million jobs and balance the budget while also cutting taxes, but will not say what it is. At his worst, Mr. Romney sounded like a beauty pageant contestant groping for an answer to the final question. “We want a peaceful planet,” he said. “We want people to be able to enjoy their lives and know they’re going to have a bright and prosperous future and not be at war.”

This is a good moment to remind everyone of Mitt’s disastrous overseas trip back in July. How can anyone trust this guy to be in charge of U.S. foreign policy?

I know, right? Just think, if they were so inclined we could be on a war footing with Great Britain for the first time since, what, 1812?

Seriously, the man is unfit for command.

I really like how I have chosen to reclaim “unfit for command” from Jerome Corsi (it was the title of his 2004 anti-John Kerry screed, if memory serves).

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