The Foreign Policy Debates and Contemplate

This final debate which took place at Lynn University in Florida was the final debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney.  The main theme was on America’s role within the world, trade with China, terrorism, the Middle East and southwest Asia. 

President Barack Obama and his Republican rival, Mitt Romney went head to head on foreign policy issues last night which was Monday night.  Romney accused Obama of failing to stem the resurgence of Al-Qaida and of playing a weak hand in the Arab Spring uprisings.  As Romney’s maintained Obama has been an unreliable – coupled with being too apologetic.

Obama claimed Romney’s platform was too destructive an could very well regress the war in Afghanistan which in turn would lead America backwards rather than forwards; which would lead America back into a the ongoing wars within Syria and Iran.  Obama used several references to the similarities of how Romney’s policies where very similar to that of former President George Bush.  Romney’s rebut was when Obama proceeded to be on the offence was that there was no need to attack him, as Romney put it, “Attacking me is not an agenda.”  Obama proceeded without any apologies yet he did make mention of how ridiculous this campaign has been as it’s been full of retracts and apologies on both sides as it probably is the most important campaign and of most importance within the American populous as so often there are words which are taken the wrong way – due to the political manipulation which takes place within this campaign.

Obama proceeded to defend his record with foreign policies pertaining to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Iran.  Obama does come back to this several times yet how I see it that which he has carried out he wants to make darn sure that America at large does keep into consideration what he has accomplished.  I myself don’t think there is anything wrong with it.  I think that the average American does need to know that he has accomplishments over and beyond placing out a tremendous amount of problems from his predecessor.  I myself do believe in Obama bringing this up continually within his debates – as well, I do believe that there are areas which he has not brought up.  The reason on this one is that around the world nearly all countries and including terrorists were watching this campaign.  If you say everything then the advisory has an upper hand America’s agenda.  With that being said, I do believe that Obama can’t do the say all – as some areas are highly confidential.  This did give Romney an upper hand as only until a new President is elected – they don’t know some of the confidential areas which would never be placed out in public – nor to Romney unless he becomes the next President of the United States.  We do live in a new age as well as a highly informative age – yet some things are still held confidential.

International Foreign Affairs has never been one of the primary issues which make up a one of the Presidential debates.  In the past they were fit within a part of a more open ended debate.  Mind you this year they came to be a theme of the last and final debate. Yet as of the date of this writing this race within America is one which is run one which both parties are “pulling out all stops”. 

There are some things which can be learned by both of these two.  The way that I see it both have their strengths and both have their weaknesses – yet the question one has to apply is which is lesser of two evils principle.