Romney Gaffe on Iraq War History

[Mike Griffith]

Oh, boy, Romney committed a rather embarrassing gaffe this morning in an interview with Chuck Todd on MSNBC regarding Bush's Iraq War. Said Romney,

"The president went in based on intelligence that they had weapons of mass destruction. Had he known that that was not the case, the UN would not have put forth resolutions authorizing this type of action, the president would not have been pursuing that course," Romney said. "But we did not know that." (http://www.politico.com/blogs/ben-sm...ry-108354.html)

But the UN never put forward any resolutions that authorized the Iraq War.

This is a rather bad gaffe. What is surprising is that, so far anyway, the news media are not making a big deal out of this.

Now, I'm not looking to make a federal case out of this, but Romney had better get a much better handle on this issue. He's lucky the media want him to win the GOP nomination.

[CanadianJudo]

You mean this resolution?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...esolution_1441

[Mike Griffith]

You mean this resolution?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...esolution_1441

Did you READ the resolution before you posted this? It does NOT authorize the U.S. to invade Iraq. The U.S. didn't even push its own resolution on this; it withdrew it in short order. There was never a UN resolution authorizing the use of force for Gulf War II. There was for Gulf War I, but not for Bush Jr.'s war.

[Mike Griffith]

You mean this resolution?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...esolution_1441

In fact, as the Wiki article itself notes, "While some politicians have argued that the resolution could authorize war under certain circumstances, the representatives in the meeting were clear that this was not the case."

Again, did you READ this link before you rushed to post it?

[johnrocks]

Anyone that supported that mistake and train wreck "gaffed" and may need to repent with all that blood on their hands.

[ohknow35]

Bigger gaffe was going on chuck todd's show to begin with.

If that guy was any further up obama's backside, you'd have to have send his mail in obama's food.

[ohknow35]

Anyone that supported that mistake and train wreck "gaffed" and may need to repent with all that blood on their hands.

I really thought I read you saying that you supported the invasion in the beginning.

[StemcellFajita]

Now, I'm not looking to make a federal case out of this, but Romney had better get a much better handle on this issue. He's lucky the media want him to win the GOP nomination.

To be clear, the left DOESN'T want Romney because he's more of a moderate that will get independant votes.

We want Bachmann, Santorum, Gingrich, or Paul. Cain would have been "win-proof," but the sleaze saw the writing on the wall. Maybe in 2016.

[camarozz]

Oh, boy, Romney committed a rather embarrassing gaffe this morning in an interview with Chuck Todd on MSNBC regarding Bush's Iraq War. Said Romney,

"The president went in based on intelligence that they had weapons of mass destruction. Had he known that that was not the case, the UN would not have put forth resolutions authorizing this type of action, the president would not have been pursuing that course," Romney said. "But we did not know that." (http://www.politico.com/blogs/ben-sm...ry-108354.html)

But the UN never put forward any resolutions that authorized the Iraq War.

This is a rather bad gaffe. What is surprising is that, so far anyway, the news media are not making a big deal out of this.

Now, I'm not looking to make a federal case out of this, but Romney had better get a much better handle on this issue. He's lucky the media want him to win the GOP nomination.

Wow, the media sure had me snowed...

[BravoBuzzard]

If anybody watched MSNBC, I'm sure it would have been embarrassing.

[Mike Griffith]

If anybody watched MSNBC, I'm sure it would have been embarrassing.

The only major news outlet that's carrying this right now is Politico.

[fjccommish]

Let's mention Obama's gaffe while we're at it. The media and most liberals have constantly repeated the gaffe.

Obama claims he created a timeline for troop withdrawal. But the troops left Iraq according to Bush's plan.

[StemcellFajita]

Obama claims he created a timeline for troop withdrawal. But the troops left Iraq according to Bush's plan.

Link?

[supreme_war_Pig]

Bigger gaffe was going on chuck todd's show to begin with.

If that guy was any further up obama's backside, you'd have to have send his mail in obama's food.

Eeeeeeeeeeew!

[johnrocks]

I really thought I read you saying that you supported the invasion in the beginning.

And you would be mistaken, I opposed it when it was being talked about , I opposed the first one and I will probably be opposing the next war we are in unless we are attacked.