Governor Mitt Romney and Iran
Governor Mitt Romney and Iran News
- Jan 24, 2007; Romney Talks Tough On Iran
Iran Questions for Governor Mitt Romney
- George Stephanopoulos
- Bill O Reilly
- Would you go to war if the Iranians say, we're going to develop a nuclear weapon, you can't stop us ?
- Tom Bevan
* Governor Mitt Romney's remarks at the seventh annual Herzliya conference, Herzliya, Israil
- 09-05-2006; Romney denounces Khatami visit to Harvard
- Feb 22, 2007; Governor Romney Sends Letters Urging Divestment from Iran
My Thoughts on Mitt Romney and Iran
Mitt Romney and Iran Debate:
- Mitt Romney was right to denounce Khatami's visit to Harvard, decline to provide escort or other state support for his trip .
- Mitt Romney is right to call on the UN's International Court of Criminal Justice to charge Iranian President Ahmadinejad with \"inciting genocide.\"
Quotes from Mitt Romney on Iran
"Someone else considering a run for the White House recently addressed the Iran issue, and you won't be surprised to find out that I don't agree with her approach.
"In a speech last night in New York City, Senator Hillary Clinton said that she needs to quote 'understand' unquote Iran better – and to help her with her education process, that we should quote 'engage Iran' unquote.
"Friends, someone who doesn't understand Iran hasn't been paying attention – at this point, we don't need a listening tour with Iran. While I support gathering intelligence about our adversaries in any way possible, engaging is not the right policy. To the contrary, economic and diplomatic isolation must be our priority.
"Indeed, she argued that our strategy of engagement with the Soviet Union during the Cold War was a model for how we could deal with Iran. Now, for all the former Soviet Union's flaws, at least they maintained a commitment to national survival. They were not suicidal. The same cannot be said about the Iranian regime. And we must stop making analogies that are disconnected from the world in which we operate.
"And someone who wants to engage Iran displays a troubling timidity towards a terrible threat."
- Governor Mitt Romney
In an interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on February 17, he characterized Iran as "a genocidal nation, a suicidal nation, in some respects."
"Well," replied Romney, "it's a nation where people participate in suicide bombing and that kind of a suggestion, I think it was former President Rafsanjani who talked about Israel being a one-bomb nation, meaning they could not survive one bomb, but they, Iran, could survive one bomb. It's like, 'Are you kidding? Are you suggesting that you'd be willing to take a bomb in order to eliminate another people?' This is a nation where the genocidal inclination is really frightening and having a nation of this nature develop nuclear weaponry is unacceptable to this country and to the Middle East."
Mitt Romney Press Releases on Iran
- Mar 20, 2007; In Case You Missed It: Governor Mitt Romney On Senator Hillary Clinton's Iran Strategy
- Feb 22, 2007; Governor Romney Sends Letters Urging Divestment from Iran
- Feb 03, 2007; Governor Mitt Romney on Senator Hillary Clinton and Iran
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"Mitt Romney, making a passionate appeal to pro-Israel voters, declared at a major conference on Israeli security yesterday that the United States must keep Iran from acquiring a nuclear bomb, and he's helping a former Israeli prime minister lobby Massachusetts to divest pension funds from companies that do business with the country ..."
On Saturday, February 3, Governor Mitt Romney will keynote the Kentucky GOP Lincoln Day Dinner. Governor Romney will make remarks on the right strategy to deal with the threat posed by Iran.
On Fox and Friends, Governor Mitt Romney said "Hillary Clinton really distinguished herself in a negative way these last couple of days by saying that she's fighting Iran by turning off lights. You know, 'Take that, Iran.' Fortunately, we have an administration who's using their strength to help convince the Russians to do the right thing in Iran, and to cut off nuclear fuel. But Hillary Clinton is not exactly burnishing her foreign policy credentials with her policy."
On Thursday, February 22, Governor Romney released a letter sent to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli urging that he pursue "a policy of strategic disinvestment from companies linked to the Iranian regime." Letters were also sent to Governor Spitzer and Senators Clinton and Schumer.
On Tuesday, January 23, Governor Mitt Romney made remarks at the Seventh Annual Herzliya Conference on the nature of threat posed by Iran and the actions necessary to address this threat.
"The mainstream media is surprised that we're here. They wrote our obituary last fall. Course, they've written our obituary before: after Watergate, after the 82 midterm elections, after Iran-contra, and after Bill Clinton's election. The truth is that..."
Read about Mitt Romney's position on Jihadists.
On Friday, February 2, Governor Mitt Romney made remarks at The Heritage Foundation Conservative Members Retreat - a gathering of members of the conservative Republican Study Committee (RSC).
"Thank you, Ron. It's an honor to be here today. I appreciate that introduction. Thank you also Uzi Arad for all you and Ron do together to make this conference possible. It's good to be with you today at the Herzliya Conference. It's been a busy day for me today. I began..."
"Today, we can lead the world. We can and we must lead the world to do what it has sought for so many centuries-to accept different people and different cultures, to respect the inalienable rights of every child of God, and to welcome a time of peace and prosperity for all the children of our Creator."
Governor Romney: "We are faced with the horrific proposition that those who speak of genocide are developing the capability to carry it out. Radical, nuclear Jihad is the greatest threat that faces humanity. It cannot be appeased. It can only be defeated."
"Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney made a pitch for support Saturday night in Republican-leaning Kentucky, where he gained momentum by winning the endorsement of three GOP congressmen."
"In a packed Bickford's Restaurant, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney told voters last night he would use his business sense to 'take Washington apart' and make it run more effectively if elected President.
"Republican Mitt Romney portrayed himself as a Washington outsider bent on reforming government during a stop in Des Moines Tuesday, the opening day of his presidential campaign. "With a John Deere tractor in the background, the former Massachusetts governor said the federal government is in need of a transformation and argued he has the executive experience as a successful businessman and governor who could make those changes.
"Oh gosh, look at this group of friends, my goodness, thank you so much. What friends here! Boy this warms my heart to see you all here, to have my family over there to my side, my sweetheart introducing me, some extraordinary things around me. It's an honor...
In his announcement, Governor Mitt Romney made the case that he has the experience and the ability to transform the U.S. Government so that it is innovative and effective. Governor Romney addressed the need to build a New American Dream by calling on the strength of a free American people.
"It is an honor to receive this award and to be associated in a small way with the legacy of President Reagan who fought tirelessly to lift the nation."
On April 10, Governor Mitt Romney will deliver remarks at The George Bush Presidential Library Center in College Station, Texas. He will address the four changes that America must make to meet a new generation of global challenges.
Thank you for that welcome, and thank you President and Mrs. Bush for this invitation to speak at Texas A&M, a proud university with time honored traditions. I've only been here for a few hours, but spending that time with students here, I understand why you chose this place for your library.
