Romney Takes the Presidential Race Across the Pond
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Mitt Romney has been endorsed by Poland’s former President, Lech Walesa. We’ll hear about the trip that’s ending in Poland after touching down with mixed results in Britain and Israel.
BANNER IMAGE: Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney delivers a speech in Jerusalem, Sunday, July 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Romney Takes the Presidential Race Across the Pond ()
On his trip to London, Jerusalem and Gdansk, Mitt Romney says he’s touching three “pillars of liberty”—nations which share American values.
After infuriating the Brits about Olympic security, he embraced Jerusalem as Israel’s capitol and dismissed Palestinian culture.
In Poland, where’s he’s expected to invoke the Cold War, he was greeted by a banner for Ron Paul.
But, has Romney revealed any significant foreign policy differences between himself and President Obama? Will his trip change the presidential campaign?
Guests:
- Ron Kampeas: JTA
- Adrian Wooldridge: Management Editor, Economist magazine
- Christopher Preble: Vice President for defense and foreign policy studies at the libertarian Cato Institute. , @CatoInstitute
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- Carla Marinucci: San Francisco Chronicle, @cmarinucci
- Wayne Slater: Dallas Morning News, @WayneSlater
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