For Immediate Release
May 9, 2007
Contact: Damien LaVera
Romney Ads Can’t Buy Security Credentials
Washington, DC – Smooth talking Mitt Romney today unveiled yet another new television ad. While the ad ostensibly focuses on national security, it fails to outline a plan for what Romney would do in Iraq, or even mention the war. The fact is, Mitt Romney's plan for Iraq is four more years of President Bush’s failed strategy.
"Smooth talking Mitt Romney seems to think he can buy security credentials with a blizzard of new TV ads, but what the American people are really looking for is a clear plan to end the war in Iraq,” said Democratic National Committee spokesman Damien LaVera. “Romney can cling to President Bush’s failed strategy if he wants, but the American people have already rejected one failed leader who took his eye off the ball in the war on terror and refuses to change course in Iraq. They’re hardly looking for another.”
Romney and Bush March Arm-In-Arm on Iraq
Romney: I Would Not Do it Differently from Bush. During an appearance on the O’Reilly Factor, Mitt Romney said, “I wouldn't presume to present a plan different from that of the President. But I believe he was right to take on the war on terror on an aggressive front rather than a defensive front. We toppled the government ... walking away would mean a humanitarian disaster. We're there and we have a responsibility to finish the job.” [O’Reilly Factor, FNC, 9/27/06]
Romney: US should remain involved fighting in Iraq. During a visit to Milwaukee, Romney said, "I want to see us be successful, if at all possible, militarily" in backing a central government and military in Iraq. He added that the U.S. should remain involved fighting in Iraq "as long as there is a reasonable probability" of Iraq's fledgling democratic government succeeding in quelling sectarian violence. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3/24/07]
Romney Echoes Bush’s Misleading Rhetoric on Iraq. “The troops surge is the right way to go. There are early signs -- very early signs -- that progress is being made. If those signs continue to hold and if we see the kind of improvement in the capability of the Iraqi military, that will be very, very encouraging. But at this stage, the signs are positive, and it's a lot better than it would have been had we continued the old policy or if we just walked away… These early stages show that we're making progress. And the American people, they don't want us to just turn and run out of Iraq.” [Mitt Romney on “The Big Show,” Fox News Channel, 4/3/07]
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