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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney \arrives to deliver a foreign policy speech at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va., Monday, Oct. 8, 2012.
By Michael O'Brien, NBC News
 Updated at 12:20 p.m. ET: Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama of leading a rudderless foreign policy, saying Monday that the threat of conflict in the Middle East is greater than it was four years ago.
The Republican presidential nominee delivered a major policy address at the Virginia Military Institute, which was intended to distinguish Romney from Obama on questions of foreign policy, while also casting Romney as a steady, presidential and plausible commander-in-chief for voters.Â
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The speech focused heavily on upheaval in the Middle East â€" the attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya, popular uprisings in Syria and Egypt, the Iranian nuclear program and America's relationship with Israel â€" to level the charge that Obama had chosen to "lead from behind" as president.
"The president is fond of saying that 'the tide of war is receding.' And I want to believe him as much as anyone," Romney said. "But when we look at the Middle East today … it is clear that the risk of conflict in the region is higher now than when the president took office."
Romney essentially argued that, in most instances, Obama had failed to project a clear and coherent American policy abroad. The GOP presidential hopeful suggested that he would use U.S. power with greater clarity, taking a tougher tack versus Iran and working to support allied forces in Syria, where the Assad regime has launched assaults on rebels that have left thousands dead.
Much of the speech dealt with the recent outbreak of violence in Libya, where a siege on a U.S. consulate â€" waged apparently by terrorists â€" left four Americans dead, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens.
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Romney said those attacks were "likely the work of forces affiliated with those that attacked our homeland on Sept. 11, 2001," reflecting the emerging admission by the Obama administration that the Libya incident was a terrorist attack, rather than a spontaneous protest connected to a web video about Islam, as had originally been thought.
Romney's handling of the immediate aftermath of the Benghazi attack, though, had partly prompted his decision to deliver such a broad-reaching foreign policy address as today's. The candidate earlier had charged the administration with, essentially, siding with the attackers on the U.S. consulate â€" an argument that was labeled by critics as capricious, since it came just hours after Stevens' death.
"I also believe the administration was wrong to stand by a statement sympathizing with those who had breached our embassy in Egypt, instead of condemning their actions," Romney said at the time. "It’s never too early for the United States government to condemn attacks on Americans and to defend our values."
Today, Romney placed blame for the attacks "solely" with those who had launched them, but argued that Obama had nonetheless been asleep at the wheel throughout the crisis.
"It is the responsibility of our president to use America’s great power to shape history â€" not to lead from behind, leaving our destiny at the mercy of events," Romney said. "Unfortunately, that is exactly where we find ourselves in the Middle East under President Obama."
That theme echoed throughout Romney's remarks, which included a vow to tighten sanctions against Iran's nuclear program and reverse a set of automatic spending cuts â€" which would fall heavily on the defense budget â€" set to take place at the beginning of 2013, barring action by Congress.
Romney also called for a closer relationship between the U.S. and Israel, a hallmark of the Republican nominee's campaign speeches, along with expanded free-trade pacts in the Middle East and beyond.
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The former Massachusetts governor also said he would act more forcefully to encourage popular uprisings in Syria and Egypt. Romney said he would "identify and organize those members of the opposition who share our values" in Syria, and arm them. In Egypt, Romney said he would try to influence that government's development to support democracy and their peace treaty with Israel.
Monday's stagecraft, though, was essentially an effort to offer up Romney as a reasonable alternative to Obama as a world leader, and distinguish the two candidates more meaningfully. There were details, though, that were absent from Romney's speech; he didn't outline the standard by which he would authorize more sanctions or military action versus Iran. And while Romney called Obama's decision to withdraw the last "surge" troops from Afghanistan last month a "politically timed retreat," Romney would only have kept those troops there a few months longer, through the height of the fighting season.
Obama enjoys an advantage over Romney on both the question of which candidate would be a better commander-in-chief and which candidate voters trust to better manage foreign policy.
Forty-seven percent of voters said in last week's NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll that Obama would be a better commander in chief; 39 percent of registered voters preferred Romney. On the question of who would best handle foreign policy, Obama led 46 to 40 percent.
But there are additional signs that Obama faces vulnerabilities. Americans were split, 46 to 45 percent, in disapproving of the president's handling of the situation in Egypt, Libya and other Arab countries that are suffering from unrest.
"We just watched what leadership looks like," said Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican vice presidential nominee, in Ohio shortly after Romney's remarks concluded.
Still, the election is expect to focus primarily on issues of the economy, while foreign policy takes a backseat to more dominant pocketbook issues.
Foreign policy and national security strategy, though, will each be litigated further over the course of the campaign. One of the two remaining debates between Obama and Romney will be mostly dedicated to that subject, and this Thursday's vice presidential debate will pit Ryan â€" whose expertise rests on budgetary issues, not foreign policy â€" against Vice President Joe Biden, a former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Find More Romney: Risk of conflict higher in Mideast after Obama policies - NBCNews.com Issues Question by : Why do Republicans act like the Fairness Doctrine is some "new" creation by liberals? There is NOTHING new about it. The stupid cons abolished the Fairness Doctrine back in the 80's to make conservatard gasbag Rush Limpballs "the fat cokehead" an overnight "star" among America's uneducated. Whoop dee doo! It's 2009, not 1999. Obama is President and we are about to finally reform healthcare. I think it's high time we bring BACK the Fairness Doctrine. Geesh! Best answer for Why do Republicans act like the Fairness Doctrine is some "new" creation by liberals?:
Answer by Albert The Capitalist
and you liberals are for liberty right? lol, you are showing your true colors Barack Obama.
Answer by dnafairy
Yeah, it's an old creation by liberals. Thanks for shedding light on the truth.
Answer by SalInCentralNJ
just because nobody wants to listen to your liberal crap you want to force conservatives to air you liberal crap?
Answer by ash
Liberal talkers and radio stations don't want it either. However we do want to revisit ownership rules. It is really boring to get all the same shows on all the stations all across the country, Boring as all getout.
Answer by Planet
Funny isn't it, that they act that way. I really liked listening to the radio back before the Fairness Doctrine was abolished by Reagan. You'd listen to an hour of one parties' view on an issue, then listen to an hour rebuttal from the other party. When you got through you could make up your mind who made the most sense.
Answer by Common Sense in Exile
The Fairness Doctrine is government censorship, and I'm never surprised when liberals support fascistic censorship of the opposition. Way to go, admitting your full support of censorship.
Answer by Rob
The Fairness Doctrine was important when 3 TV networks dominated the media market. The media today is much more fragmented with cable and the internet. As much as I would like to annoy conservative gasbags, I don't think the Fairness Doctrine would make sense today.
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Answer by suthrnlyts
So then, I gather you're a fascist, just like your beloved leader? I'll bet you're in love with Chavez too. Yes, most of us know that the "Fairness Doctrine" was initiated many years ago, dating back to the mid-60's when the DEMOCRATS were in power.
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Fairness Doctrine=Liberals failure to compete!
Answer by It Girl
You're insane. It is NOT time to bring back the Fairness Doctrine that the Supreme Court ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Get out of my damn country, you communist trash.
Answer by lawrenceba549
I disagree. All the fairness doctrine did was stifle the public expression of opinions. I don't see that as a good thing. I don't listen to Mr Limbaugh, nor do I listen to, say, Howard Stern. In fact, I rarely listen to "talk" radio; I'm either working or listen to music. I chose not to listen to them, but I don't think it's right for the Fairness Doctrine to stifle their views, either.
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