Little is left of Obama鈥檚 effort at dialogue with the Iran, but that is not stopping Romney from citing Obama鈥檚 鈥渆xtended hand鈥� as a misguided show of weakness with America鈥檚 adversary. The former Massachusetts governor says Obama was so focused on 鈥渙utreach鈥� to the Iranian government that he refrained from supporting Iran鈥檚 Green Movement in 2009 鈥� 鈥渁 disgraceful abdication of American moral authority,鈥� he says.
Obama has not spoken about 鈥渞egime change鈥� in Iran, in part because the term is so closely associated with the George W. Bush presidency, but also because any hint of American support for the Iranian regime鈥檚 internal foes risked dooming the international nuclear talks with the Iranians.
Romney shows no such concerns about Iranian sensitivities: He says his administration would work with Iranian civil society and dissident groups 鈥渢o encourage regime change鈥� in Tehran. In addition, he would seek an international indictment of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for 鈥渋ncitement to genocide鈥� over his past calls for Israel鈥檚 annihilation.
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