Romney Stands by Criticism of Obama Over Embassy Attacks

September 12, 2012 from Associated Press

Republican Mitt Romney defended his assailing of President Barack Obama's administration's handling of attacks on US diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt. His initial statement was in reaction to the US embassy in Cairo denouncing the anti-Islam film "Innocence of Muslims" -- although the embassy had released its condemnation prior to the protests, and not during them as Romney implies. Romney has been widely criticized for making overly "hasty" comments on the situation, and for trying to make political capital from an unfolding crisis that later resulted in the deaths of several US embassy staff in Libya.

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Barack Hussein Obama II (/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama served as a U.S. Senator representing the state of Illinois from January 2005 to Novemb... Explore this topic

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