Wes Clark: Romney’s Attacks On Russia Are Irresponsible

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Democrats, trying to contain the fallout from President Obama’s open mic moment with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev asking to revisit arms negotiations after the election, are going on offense against Mitt Romney for his harsh words against Russia. 

Romney, in criticizing Obama for the incident, suggested that he was planning to give in to “without question, our number one geopolitical foe.” The DNC blasted out a statement from former presidential candidate and NATO commander Wes Clark accusing Romney of potentially alienating an ally. 

“Surely one lesson of the 21st Century is that America’s security in the world depends on making more friends and fewer enemies,” Clark said. “Governor Romney’s statement sounds like a rehash of Cold War fears. Given the many challenges we face at home and abroad, the American people deserve a full and complete explanation from Governor Romney. Good policy does not come from bumper sticker slogans. The next president is going to have to take America forward, out of war, and into other challenges. The rekindling of old antagonisms hardly seems the way to do it.”

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