Israel v. Iran

In response to what the President said to Bob Schieffers’ October 22, 2012 question regarding what deal would you accept with Iran? Mitt Romney replied – we should not have wasted these 4 years letting them continue to spin those centrifuges; he went on about the apology tour and our freeing countries from dictators. Obama said – in 2008 the first trip he took was to visit our troops; when he went to Israel he didn’t take donors and didn’t attend fundraisers – he went to visit the Holocaust museum to remind himself of the nature of evil and why our bond with Israel will be unbreakable, he also went to Sderot battered by missiles which is why we funded the Iron Dome Project to stop them; he has stood on the right side of history and that credibility has been why we have been able to show leadership on a wide number of issues facing the world right now.

Schieffer asked – what if Israel’s Prime Minister called and said our bombers are on the way to Iran – Romney said let’s not talk about hypothetical’s, my relationship with Israel is good; we’d know before that happened so let’s go back to what the President was talking about that’s happening in the world and the President’s statement that things are going so well (he didn’t make such statement); he said he looks at what’s happening around the world and went into the Middle East again then said - trade with China is growing every year, North Korea continues to export their nuclear technology, Russia said it isn’t going to follow Nunn-Lugar anymore and will back away from the nuclear treaty we had with them; I don’t see our influence growing, I see it receding in part because the President has failed to deal with our economic challenges at home, in part because of the withdrawal to our commitment to our military; in part because of the turmoil with Israel – the President received a letter from 38 Democrat Senators saying the tension with Israel is a real problem and asking him to repair the relationship. Obama said – the problem is on a whole range of issues, whether it’s the Middle East, Afghanistan, Iraq, or Iran, Romney’s been all over the board; Obama was pleased with Romney agreeing about the diplomatic pressure on Iran and went on to cite his changing positions; he said going after those that harm us sends a message to the world and it lets Americans know we haven’t forgotten them; the decisions aren’t always popular. Romney tried to jump in but Schieffer stopped him because he had his time.

A CNN October 23 fact check report said Obama told the truth about his trip to Israel. I’ll give you the fact checking information on the things Romney said next.