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Former Mass. Lt. Governor Kerry Healy discusses how Mitt will address the foreign policy issues that will impact the election.
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Night president Barack Obama and governor Mitt Romney will be squaring off in the final debate at the point trouble action in just a few hours.
And it will be -- focus on foreign policy.
So money asked each campaign -- what three issues they think their competition needs to address.
-- gonna start first with a governor Romney's team are joined now by -- -- Lieutenant governor Kerry Healey who's a member of the council on foreign relations and a spokesperson for governor Romney's campaign.
Governor thank you so much for joining us tonight.
Thank you.
So first up the big question as it you know.
President -- Obama's campaign is cried out.
-- lacking specifics they're not being specific in the past two presidential debates so they want specifics in and particularly.
I'm Romney's plan to end the war in Afghanistan.
With the 2014 timeline what I -- where where did they stand with them.
Yeah governor Romney has been very clear that the 2014 timeline will stand.
But the President Obama was wrong to put that -- -- place one of the things you would never want to do it in in as a strategy for your nation would be to give your enemy is a timeline for when you're going to withdraw so well governor Romney is going to stick to that timeline he considers that a very bad plan on president Obama's part to -- done not.
Now what -- what else what else will -- do -- will make sure are not the people on the ground who know best to be the advisors there'll be be it generals in the commanders.
Are able to advise him properly about doing exactly proud to have that troop withdrawal go so that it can be entirely in the hands of the Afghans that -- buying 12014.
But without the risk of al-Qaeda and going back and being able to -- establish a safe haven there.
Another big topic likely to be discussed tonight is al-Qaeda -- What Romney -- to finish the job against al-Qaeda at this point.
I guess you could you could pose the question what would they do differently.
-- what the president is doing now what he's on over the past four years.
One of the great failures of the Obama administration in terms of pursuing al-Qaeda is yes well he was able and we were very grateful to him for being able to assassinate Obama some of -- -- -- we were extremely concerned that in the process.
Al-Qaeda has been driven out into all of the countries that are less stable as a result.
President Obama as weak policies -- leading from behind so for example we're seeing in Libya and we're seeing in Syria.
On that al-Qaeda is establishing a new strength.
And and really throughout northern Africa as well in Yemen and other areas so first of all what governor Romney would do would be to use all of the tools and has is cabinet.
Diplomatic tools -- Also trade to try to strengthen those countries in the Middle East that are struggling to get footing.
In the wake of the that the Arab Spring and try to make sure that those countries can be -- can be democratic allies to the United States in the future and to be able to defend themselves of from al-Qaeda how governor does governor Romney's plan differ from that of the president's.
To prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons.
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Shows that the gap got Mitt Romney's -- over present -- -- if Obama is widening he's now leading 47 point 7%.
To Obama's 46 point 9%.
Do you see governor Romney being able to pull away and widen that lead after the big -- -- tonight.
You know I I believe that the American people will be watching very closely.
And they're they're going to want clear answers are going to want to know more about what happened in Ben Ghazi and why the president wasn't willing to come forward immediately and be completely open with the American people about the fact that this was a terrorist attack.
I end and I think -- -- those questions will have to be real litigated this evening.
Governor Kerry -- thank you for joining us on that very very important topic we'll look forward to that debate coming up -- a couple hours.
