US Presidential Foreign Policy Debate |OT| Please proceed, governor

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Enough with these dumb ass anecdotes. I don't need to know that either of you met a woman/guy/student/horse that is struggling. Ugh, the worst part of any of these debates for sure.
 
Whaaat theeeee fuuuuuck.

Romney just melted down.

And this debate's done? lol. Barely any foreign policy discussion because the moderator fell asleep.
 
Holy crap, that went by so quickly. Fuck anyone that calls that shit for Romney. He got tooled around like the flip-flopping Robot he is.
 
CHINA/GREATEST FUTURE THREAT?

Obama

- China is an adversary, but also a potential ally.
- Set up a trade task force to catch cheaters in international trade. Have fought international
trade disputes with China. These have protected jobs. Romney felt we were too protectionist in some cases, even though we protected jobs.
- Need to take care of business at home. Invest in education, research and technology.
- Romney's budget proposals wont allow us to do this.
- Romney has invested in companies that shipped jobs overseas.
- Taking Romney's advice will mean we ship less products to China (i.e., auto bailout).
- Need investments in education and research to maintain the lead in certain industries.
- US exports to China have doubled under my administration.
- America will have a presence in the Pacific region. Will organise trade relations with countries other than China - to bring pressure on them to meet international standards.

Romney

(stream fucked up here)

- China does want a stable world, and does not want war.
- Chinese need jobs, so they want economy to work. We can be a partner and can work and collaborate with them.
- However, they look at our economy and budget decisions (military cuts), commitments around the world and wonder if the US will be strong.
- US will be strong under a Romney administration.
- Will have China end their currency manipulation.
- Will protect our IP.
- China has to play by the rules.
- A trade war/imbalance already exists. We can't just surrender and lose jobs every year. We can't keep status quo. They can't steal ip, make counterfeit products, and devalue their currency.
- Want a great partnership with China.
- Not in favour of shipping jobs overseas. Father ran a car company.
- Companies needed to go through a managed bankruptcy to unburden their costs and debt burden.
- We would have provided guarantees to enable them to come out of bankruptcy. We would not have liquidated the auto sector.
- US can compete with world. But government should not invest in companies. Companies are not research.
- Romney tries to airbrush history. Would not provide assistance even if the auto companies had went through bankruptcy (check the receipts!).
- Cutting investments in technology and research is not smart.
- Can't have a tax code that encourages shipping jobs overseas.
- We are making progress, can't enact same policies that got us into difficulty.
 
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