# Mitt Romney would 'respect' Israel strike on Iran, aide says **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 29, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says/629793 "2012-07-29T20:45:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says/629793/1 "2012-07-29T20:45:00Z")
[One more reason to vote for Mitt](http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/07/29/13016589-mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says). He’s just full of respect. > [@](#): > > JERUSALEM - Mitt Romney would “respect” Israel’s use of military force to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, a senior aide said on Sunday as the Republican presidential candidate began his visit to Jerusalem. > > “If Israel has to take action on its own, in order to stop Iran from developing that capability, the governor would respect that decision,” Romney’s senior national security aide Dan Senor told reporters traveling with the candidate. > > While stopping short of endorsing a preemptive military attack, the comment seemed to differ with President Barack Obama’s attempts to convince Israel to avoid any such move. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says/629793/2 "2012-07-29T21:07:55Z")
It means he doesn’t know what else to say. He knows that to be a Republican means that you must state that it is impossible for Israel to do any wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says/629793/3 "2012-07-29T21:09:38Z")
I don’t know if you’re joking or not, but Romney is officially a world-class donkey. I’m so angry about him saying this. If Romney wants to help pick a fight, then I suggest that he suit up his happy butt in some desert camo and haul his happy butt over there. He isn’t putting himself or his kids at risk doing this. All he cares about is that his war buddies need a new war to keep the money rolling in. ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says/629793/4 "2012-07-29T21:17:42Z")
Yesterday, I saw a tweet that said “Worse than Palin; even John McCain agrees” and that pretty much sums it up. Romney is an idiot. He’s spent his life so affluent that there were always people around to clean up his messes so that he didn’t have to learn to think or act like a human. I hope he gets a case of Montezuma’s Revenge over there that doesn’t go away for months. I wish for never-healing boils on his face and his butt. Oh, and did I mention that I think this guy is an idiot? (I’ve been registered Republican all my life and this guy is just the end of my tolerance. Bush was an idiot and I thought we could do no worse… but then they dug up Palin… and now we have Romney… I hope the entire GOP does a full face plant in November for how they’ve screwed this party up.) ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says/629793/5 "2012-07-29T22:02:14Z")
Not another goddam fucking war! NO! NO! Fuck, no! I’m too old for this shit, I was too old forty fuckng years ago! **NO!** ---
**Author:** ![2ManyTacos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/3da27b/32.png) [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says/629793/6 "2012-07-29T22:38:52Z")
MSNBC has Dan Senor on their _Morning Joe_ program every so often. The guy is a fucking idiot. No more fucking wars, please. ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says/629793/7 "2012-07-29T22:56:34Z")
A war would be worse than Iran getting the bomb. They can’t nuke anybody without getting obliterated. They can’t hand it off without getting caught, and then obliterated. Romney doesn’t seem very smart. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says/629793/8 "2012-07-29T23:43:01Z")
One can be very smart and very narrow minded at the same time, seen it countless times. Then their intelligence is set to work devising complex rationales to support a shaky set of opinions. Kinda reminds me, again, of GeeDubya. Smart, but not curious. There’s not much advantage to having a sharp mind if its already made up. ---
**Author:** ![Linden\_Arden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says/629793/9 "2012-07-30T00:34:06Z")
Romney is being positioned for a ground invasion of Iran. At three times the size of Iraq it would require 500,000 troops. This alone is enough reason to reelect Obama. ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says/629793/10 "2012-07-30T01:27:58Z")
> [@Linden\_Arden](#): > > Romney is being positioned for a ground invasion of Iran. At three times the size of Iraq it would require 500,000 troops. This alone is enough reason to reelect Obama. Since when did air strikes mean a land invasion? Not that obviously I find either of these options to be wise currently. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says/629793/11 "2012-07-30T04:26:25Z")
> [@2ManyTacos](#): > > MSNBC has Dan Senor on their _Morning Joe_ program every so often. The guy is a fucking idiot. > > No more fucking wars, please. And when they don’t have Senor, they have Mrs. Senor, Campbell Brown. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says/629793/12 "2012-07-30T04:41:33Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > Since when did air strikes mean a land invasion? Not that obviously I find either of these options to be wise currently. When you’re after WMD, air strikes aren’t going to get it, too easy to hide. WMD? …hmmmm…that rings a knell… ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says/629793/13 "2012-07-30T05:00:57Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > When you’re after WMD, air strikes aren’t going to get it, too easy to hide. WMD? …hmmmm…that rings a knell… …and I wonder just what type of knell that would be. Hmmm… ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says/629793/14 "2012-07-30T05:08:50Z")
Three of Romney’s biggest donors are huge Isreali warhawks. His money men are gonna want him to go in too. Electing Romney pretty much guarantees war with Iran. [Linkety-link.](http://www.alternet.org/world/3-big-romney-donors-enthralled-israeli-militarism-and-occupation) ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says/629793/15 "2012-07-30T05:38:07Z")
Well, look on the bright side. The war hawks in Israel are likely to cool their jets until at least November, see if he wins. And if he loses, they may look to cut a deal. Besides, even if Romney wins, there is such a thing as inauguration amnesia. “I promised you what? Well, let me clarify that for you…” ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says/629793/16 "2012-07-30T06:07:42Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > One can be very smart and very narrow minded at the same time, seen it countless times. Then their intelligence is set to work devising complex rationales to support a shaky set of opinions. Kinda reminds me, again, of GeeDubya. Smart, but not curious. There’s not much advantage to having a sharp mind if its already made up. Sounds good, as usual from you. What specifically do you suggest people be curious about? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says/629793/17 "2012-07-30T06:43:16Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > Three of Romney’s biggest donors are huge Isreali warhawks. His money men are gonna want him to go in too. Electing Romney pretty much guarantees war with Iran. > > [Linkety-link.](http://www.alternet.org/world/3-big-romney-donors-enthralled-israeli-militarism-and-occupation) None of those three people are Israelis. (I’m sorry, but as an actual Israeli, I have little patience for American “ultra-Zionists” who can’t be bothered to live here, but are still willing to fight to the last drop of Israeli blood). ---
**Author:** ![PrettyVacant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/49beb7/32.png) [@PrettyVacant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PrettyVacant)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says/629793/18 "2012-07-30T08:06:35Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > None of those three people are Israelis. > > (I’m sorry, but as an actual Israeli, I have little patience for American “ultra-Zionists” who can’t be bothered to live here, but are still willing to fight to the last drop of Israeli blood). Yeah right. Like nationality matters. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says/629793/19 "2012-07-30T08:08:56Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > None of those three people are Israelis. > > (I’m sorry, but as an actual Israeli, I have little patience for American “ultra-Zionists” who can’t be bothered to live here, but are still willing to fight to the last drop of Israeli blood). You ungrateful brat! How dare you refuse to take one for the team!😃 ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says/629793/20 "2012-07-30T08:11:14Z")
> [@PrettyVacant](#): > > Yeah right. Like nationality matters. Maybe not to you, but it does to me. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-would-respect-israel-strike-on-iran-aide-says/629793.md?page=2)