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'Obama's Globe' author Bruce Hershensohn weighs in on politics and the Middle East.
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-- persons on right now the author of Obama -- the global president's abandonment.
The US allies around the world -- his former deputy special assistant to President Nixon among a number of other posts.
React then right off the back to what the prime minister of Israel had to say.
In terms of how this is being handled and how the Middle East is just verses how we view them.
This be the president's handling of the situation.
-- totally agree with prime minister Netanyahu.
And the he very often tries to be diplomatic and friendly to the president as much as you can all -- the president.
President Obama is not very -- to prime minister Netanyahu.
But -- -- a very interesting question imbedded your view.
He said were asked where -- -- he said we for what.
We -- win right well of course we know the answers to that question wait for what the election.
Win in November the sixth and he's already revealed how he feels about that election he revealed well we felt about it.
When the microphone was open and he did know was -- was talking to president Medved DF.
Of Russia.
And in talking to president.
Bid bet you have he was talking about -- who's gonna commended for the presidency.
And he said tell -- -- -- and is that these it to give me space because after the election I could be more flexible.
Right -- cooking more I want a transition why does.
Alternative exit marketers that are big it.
Okay unbelievable but but go ahead going wanna ask you a question here in in terms of when Mitt Romney be better and how would he be different they were talking about on the Sunday shows yesterday George will.
The prominent of course conservative comments commentators now view it day didn't in this particular situation would not.
I'd be different the president likes where he stands on foreign policy the last fox poll had about 5430 not on that issue.
Over Romney but would Romney be different and or better in in handling this particular crisis.
The answer to that is yes and it wouldn't take much to be better.
We go -- I think excuse me for just going back to this statement but I think it should be -- biggest statement to be known in the election.
When he said I'll be more flexible after the election are not knowing it was being recorded.
Why doesn't he tell that why didn't you tell it to the American people to the American voter.
Why did he tell that to Netanyahu why didn't you tell that to an ally of ours.
-- -- of among the few were left he took hold it to the president of the of Russia.
Who is certainly all the oil would not necessarily call of an -- I would certainly called an antagonist of someone we gotta watch.
Why do that to me that's the biggest pre election statements and I wish the media.
Would continue.
To accept that statement.
The election comes first and then the policy.
In our best kind of a go ahead.
That -- that we have to wrap it up in a minute for time.
Under understand I know but you could Fisher one last point there that you're saying go ahead.
No underdogs just saying I wish that there would be highlighted go through throughout this campaign now and that foreign policy is tremendously.
Important.
It's more important than economics that'll be the third debate I believe the death of Mitt Romney all the chance set to make those points in the debates per -- October -- October the 22 exactly Obama's globe as the book thanks for.
