to be written by and for neo-cons. (not all that surprising, he has no foreign policy ideas of his own, and the neo-cons are the dominant force in GOP foreign policy. Those members of his foreign policy team he has announced all have neo-con links) Re: Mitt Romney said there was a "longing for American leadership in the Middle East" This chump just goes to show the strange state of affairs America is facing, they are so far right on the spectrum someone on the left of the "norm" in mainstream politics would be concidered very right wing in the 20th century. Re: Mitt Romney said there was a "longing for American leadership in the Middle East" I hope he keeps this up. Nothing like the opposition doing self-inflicted damage to make your spirits soar. ( Originally Posted by AspiringGenius ) Meh I don't like Romney but I'm sure he was talking about having a greater leadership over the US Military rather than conveying an imperialist message to the region. It's more a misphrasing Re: Mitt Romney said there was a "longing for American leadership in the Middle East" ( Originally Posted by The Mr Z ) Given Romney's other foreign policy statements regarding Israel-Palestine, China, Russia etc, it's certainly not passive, and I think he literally means the US taking charge and throwing its weight around. His foreign policy at the moment seems to be written by and for neo-cons. (not all that surprising, he has no foreign policy