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UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05795785 Date: 01/07/2016 [RELEASE PART 86[ From: Sent: To: Subject: .Sidney Blumenthal Friday, October 19, 2012 10:32 fyi. see esp poiAt about bush. Sid ~----- CONFIDENTIAL October 19, 2012 For: Ron Klain From: Sidney Blumenthal Re: Final debate Romney will inevitably falsify, distort and mangle facts range subjects from Libya the defense budget. But why this debate different from all other debates? the dedicated foreign policy debate, the stakes are higher-Americas role the world. That makes Romneys errors even more consequential and potentially threatening. And that must essential predicate Obama point when exposes Romneys falsehoods. When Romney lies domestic policy its shameful, but when lies foreign policy its dangerous. When Romney lies distorts, should revealed more than misleading. the foreign policy debate, when Romney lies shows that hes unprepared. That word-unprepared-is potentially lethal him. should linked logically his falsehoods, which become the proof. When youre untrue, youre unprepared, and when youre-unprepared you cant strong. Romneys attack line Libya not only false, exposed the last debate. (Obama here can joke that Romney apparently wants rerun the last debate but this time without Candy Crowley present call him out. Romney will become angry and nonplussed.) His attack line reheated leftover the Bush era attacks Democrats designed Karl Rove weak terrorism, which were themselves repackaged old Republican attacks from the Cold War. Its all nostalgia. And its not about policy-its only about politics and intended obscure the realities the ground and the truth about the matter. The issue the legacy George Bush complex. Romney has angered Republicans with his attack George Bush and refusal defend him the last debate. (See Susan Eisenhower her blog: http://susaneisenhower.com/2012/10/18/what-drives-mitt-romney/#more-830 Romneys debate answers were undoubtedly aimed undecided voters, but many members the Republican Party Ive spoken the last two days are incensed Romneys handling the Bush question. This debate unlikely change the contours the campaign, but has offered one more glimpse what drives the man who wants desperately move into the White House.) Obarria can make the following points: course: has inherited two wars, one which has ended and UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05795785 Date: 01/07/2016 UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05795785 Date: 01/07/2016 another that ending, characterizing how has defended interests each case; After the elimination Bin Laden, shattered, splintered and diffuse, still spots menace but central organization smashed, requiring smart, flexible and nuanced approaches variety situations, not ham-handed, dogmatic and rhetorical responses like Romney proposes that can only have negative unintended consequences; Romneys old ideas are outdated, whose source his advisers, who were Bushs propagandists, not really even his first-rank advisers, but his cheerleaders-not the neoconservative A-Team, but the B-Team; Then, really stick the shiv having Obama say that was somewhat surprised that Romney the last debate did not give President George Bush credit where credit due-for example, breaking with the neoconservatives around Vice President Cheney adopting the surge Iraq led current CIA director David Petraeus that prepared the groundwork for Obamas own policy Iraq. And now can understand, that light, why Romney failed acknowledge President Bush any positive way-hes his far right and the captive the discredited advisers and policies that none other than Bush himself finally broke with. Dont neglect interject the economic factor the foundation strength the world. The Financial Times/Brookings Global Index reports that Obamas policies that are working--the brightest spot the world economy-and that the ones that are not working are precisely the sort austerity policies imposed Europe-in fact like those advocated Romney! Romney the one pushing the bad austerity medicine from Europe that would ruin the recovery. Romneys policies are European poison pill for the American recovery. UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05795785 Date: 01/07/2016