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Summary Romney said he would have made the same decision against Osama as Obama did.
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Monday that of course he would have ordered the killing of Osama bin Laden, pushing back after President Barack Obamas re-election campaign raised questions about Romneys willingness to assassinate the former terrorist leader.With the Americans remembering the anniversary of the Obama authorized U.S. military raid in Pakistan that ended with bin Ladens death, campaign adviser Robert Gibbs said on Sunday that it was unclear whether Romney would have made the same decision as Obama.Look, just a few years ago, President Obama then a candidate said in a speech that if we had actionable intelligence of a high-value target in Pakistan, wed go in and get that high value target, Gibbs said on NBCs Meet the Press. Mitt Romney said that was foolish. He wouldnt do such a thing. That he wouldnt move heaven and earth to get Osama bin Laden.Speaking to reporters in New Hampshire on Monday, Romney said he would have made the same decision.Of course. Even Jimmy Carter would have given that order, Romney said.Many Americans remember Carters foreign policy record as weak, primarily because of his inability to win the release of the Americans who were taken hostage in Iran and held for 444 days during his 1977-81presidency.
