Portsmouth, NH - Presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney said today "of course" he would have given the order to kill Usama Bin Laden.

When asked by reporters after a rally if he would have given the order to take the former Al-Qaeda leader out, Romney responded "Of course. Even Jimmy Carter would have given that order."

The Obama campaign has recently suggested Romney wouldn't have made the decision to assassinate bin Laden. That decision is seen as one of President Obama's crowning achievements during his first term.

Asked Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press if Romney would have pulled the trigger on the bin Laden raid, former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said, "I don't think it's clear that he would."

"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, we'd go in and get that high value target," Gibbs continued. "Mitt Romney said that was foolish. He wouldn't do such a thing. That he wouldn't move heaven and earth to get Osama bin Laden."

The flack comes from a statement Romney once made in reference to bin Laden saying "it's not worth moving heaven and earth spending billions of dollars just trying to catch one person."

http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2012/04/30/romney-course-would-have-taken-out-bin-laden

There is only one candidate in this election cycle who would not have given that order and that loon is Ron Paul!

I also think that Governor Romney would have done a better job with the planning and exeuction of the raid and not made as many rookie and stupid mistakes regarding that situation like Obama did.

I also know that Governor Romney has a lot more common sense and good judgement then Obama and also would let Iran get one of our most classified military items.

Obama has done nothing but make mistakes, and rookie mistakes. Not to mention he is a lot more successful then Obama will ever be and has more executive and business experience then Obama could even dream of!

Romney is unclear on many things,, not sure which quotations to hold him to,,,,


do know he avoided vietnam by being on 'missions', so Im not sure its clear what stomach he has to give such an order,,,,

Romney would have gotten Osama Bin Laden by going back in time in one
of those souped-up Deloreans and killing Osama's great great grandfather
or possibly using one of those Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminators to do
it by remote control!

Anyway Romney would definitely have done it long before Obama could
even think about doing it!



(Only Santorum, Gingrich and Ron Paul could have done it faster than
Romney)

yeah, I guess thats the claim,,,

I WOULD HAVE DONE IT BETTER!!!!


even though IM quoted as not being all out for it,,,,

Ron Paul would have used letters of mark and reprisal, put the bounty hunters on him, avoided the wars, and Osama would have been gone within months..... without all the need for the DHS BS we have today destroying our freedoms! That's why it never happened that way!

King Barry had nothing to do with killing Osama. That kill order has be on the books since 9/11.

Then he's buried at sea? And the videos... he was "shot in the face"? Yep, sure looked like Osama to me!

What a farce! Just in time for a re-election run. Fudged economy reports and unemployment figures as well.

Sorry Barry! You've lied so much that even if you could ever tell the truth, nobody would believe you. Even when your banker money machine and the MSM do the lying for you!

having an order like that isnt just 'on the books'

as in, a free and open and ongoing order

plans have to be APPROVED (according to the plan, not just the vague order of 'getting' someone),,by the sitting President

and then EXECUTED by the military,,

if so many 'official' papers can supposedly be being forged under THIS adminsttration then we might as well assume it happened before this administration and not vote for anyone,,,,,,

however, I dont believe in such grand scale conspiracies,,,or peoples ability to keep their mouth shut about it,,,,

Yep, it's really hard to say "yes" when someone else has already done the math, made the arrangements, and developed a plan to make it happen, on an already existing policy.... real show stopper there on king barry's part!

We fly drones into Pakistan every day killing "suspected" terrorist, with lots of collateral (civilian) damage.... and that's never stopped them.

So let's prop up our own little dictator as the hero of the world who killed BL when all he did was say "ok" to existing policy!

It's simply an election ploy, planned and executed to a precise agenda for re-election. Just like the false "economic" reports that are now coming out, while all the REAL and notable experts are warning it's getting worse!

The man was actually in the armed forces ... were you or were you too busy playing chickenhawk? Was Gingrich? Obama? How dare you make rash judgements about people and things you have no clue about. You only do it to show your distaste for RP. We know you don't like him, jeez man grow up.

hmmmm, now if only it was that easy to diminish the significance of his role in anything else that he has just had to say 'yes' to,,,after the congress 'did the math, made the arrangements, and developed a plan to make happen',,,,,

signing off on others plans and decisions,,,some 'dicatator',,,,,huh?

As per the OP, we are talking specifics here, not generalizations, I'm sure you can't argue that. All other such issue are specific, by case.

This comment is simply confusing the issue in question.

the issue seems simple to me

the seals went in and got OSAMA after the PRESIDENT Signed off on the order

the congress gets bills and legislation passed after the PRESIDENT sings off on it

when the seals killed OSAMA, it had little to do with the President

when legislation passes thats undesirable its PRIMARILY because of the President,,,

The American people are tired of riding a rabid horse that is constantly turning to bite them!

You can't put lipstick on a pig and make it worth kissing.

This pig is the ugliest (policy wise) yet!

so call the pig a pig, not just its toe

the 'pig' in this case is the government,(hundreds of politicians, not just one)


if only the pigs head is gonna get blame when things arent right, the pigs head should be getting credit when things are,,,

You don't blame the workers when the business fails.... there is always someone at the top who allows or causes it.

And I didn't imply that the rest of the legislative branch wasn't as bad.... I was responding once again to the OP.

I didnt say you did specfically

just pointing out the hypocrisy of those who DO , in these threads, place him squarely and exclusively to blame for anything they dont like in government(to the point of a very individual and EXCLUSIVE hatred of the man), but then diminish his role in anything they do like,,,,,

I see the pigs head trying to take credit for many things that he had nothing to do with Lot's of oink, oink. I will give him credit for lying and blaming others. Oink oink here, oink oink there,every where an oink oink.

He's a "pitch man", a salesman....not a leader....just another puppet selling a banker/wall street agenda

Robme is just like him, only more profitable at it