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FOX News National Security Expert KT McFarland breaks down the performance during the foreign policy debate.
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Like reported firm -- when eyes are was elected -- be running instrument -- -- -- that you got elected why because there was a war narrower.
Your -- or you may run out -- at all that I don't remember average -- -- read about it so yeah I think he was or our Nash and I think I want -- -- tube.
At a very -- figure also Truman.
We had done some unpopular things at the time so MacArthur and yep dozens of them -- -- Sold it to last much debated -- some of the consensus seems to be -- what I read this morning.
But aren't they don't have Drudge don't that there are times that of -- -- has relative does that.
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Romney.
Tried not to lose.
The president to produce the aggressor -- an -- that.
If you have the ticker wanted to -- out of a hundred Dennis conversation.
Sentiment -- -- -- -- reserves irrelevant.
Processes torture analysis black.
Think it -- in both guys in -- had different missions -- And Romney's mission have three mission's first he had to show the ruling in the substance he knew enough about -- policy any defense.
Secondly had to share wasn't warmonger because remember who's -- who's a swing vote in this is suburban women.
He had to show that -- like he's been painted he's not gonna get us in any wars in the Middle East particularly.
And the third is the commander in -- you know you said this after the first debate actually said which guy looks like the president will look like the president so he passed that test.
Obama had a different mission which is to stop Romney's momentum and I think he thing.
If -- watched -- last -- -- in a person just landing on earth.
May run me -- Romney just doesn't present an excellent aborted him in one announce an attacking me.
What's not to furthering his own agenda or please explain his own general are awarded news halt patent Romley.
The top might look like to -- Absolutely and that's the test I think most Americans -- But the other thing is that let's just sit assume that OK Obama didn't stop the trajectory.
And you start seeing these polls were -- -- clearly is ten points behind what happens between now and Election Day I think Obama gave himself an opening last night.
Where he said were trying to hunt down the people who killed our people we're gonna hunt down the terrorists and we're going to seek reprisal we're gonna punish them.
What does that mean well what happens -- -- attending -- from now he decides to launch a drone strike against your Qaeda training camps in eastern Libya.
That changes everything -- -- coming out a couple of good points.
And and that was.
One -- and -- and other people's well why don't blunders and break up or she for bring -- on the adoption.
Yeah I was surprised to mean I -- there's so many openings now some people so we should talk but the timeline has said what many say it.
Now I don't think that's important anymore but there -- two really unanswered questions.
Why did in real time wide and we try to rescue them.
You know with the bid they all said they officials' accounts that -- phone contact with them.
We had drones we had satellites that are showing -- what was going on we were looking at this in real time market video.
And we saw.
There were two the two former Navy SEALs around them on the roof with one machine gun between them and they were there for hours and we didn't do anything to try to rescue.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pull forward where -- advised people right.
Somebody -- -- not to bring that up.
Animal would be thinking.
I gas they've probably assumed that they didn't move the -- that nobody really cared that.
It may be a cover up they may be convinced as a cover up but nobody really cares and move on to what matters and so running I thought actually did a pretty darn good job of saying so about the economy that national security the number one issue is jobs and the economy getting going again.
His you don't have a strong economy everything -- collateral damage.
-- is legitimate and Obama's adjusted.
Rhonda want to keep troops in.
Rack and that he didn't and.
Yeah.
I wanna you know Romney is a -- has trying to paint Romney as George Bush -- were -- gonna get a -- wars and keep this.
Encounters are we don't wanna be and I'm not gonna do that and I think that Romney had a pretty good comeback you know he set a number of times you don't go to you don't go.
To war unless it's a last resort you -- don't wanna fight when you down.
Now if you're gonna win and so I thought if he did pretty well on that he dispel that notion that -- happy warrior -- can't wait to get us into war with Iran and Syria where.
We're talking want to encourage him MacFarlane about allows us today we're just not as exciting.
As a -- order imagery in the giants in the and the -- what's the giants -- So inexplicably so.
On nine to nothing and pouring rain apparently.
While most of you have -- -- and we get a glimpse of really what.
The president has in -- the current president -- and Afghanistan.
Of them what is said conundrum so they would that it what are bar.
My -- now -- left stand to doctor we are.
Ten years later we've and millions you know millions of the hundreds of behind -- billions of dollars spent 2000 lives have been lost.
And it hasn't changed the meter hasn't moved whether we get out today when we get out in two years nothing's gonna change a -- what is administration is Golar.
Another -- of African citizens.
Well -- -- accounting and a lot of fancy resume their that are around -- essentially they wanna get out without having any more American casualties how think anybody thinks this is going to be a winner to me they say well we've got the Afghan.
Military or security for has been able to handle on their on but I don't think anybody believes -- and was runner -- -- -- positioned -- -- Not to dissimilar nobody wants to stay past 2014.
-- and I say -- do a little more to stick around financially and in other ways let.
And I look at this and say you know whether -- -- today when we leave in two years civil war's gonna break out I just don't wanna have to -- way out of there.
Well reasonable people who run or analyzing.
Slashed -- -- reduction little known.
All are saying though that -- didn't miss.
-- -- -- to sort himself.
-- -- -- essentially Israel.
Mohamed Ali -- bundled and -- in your group.
At NY now look at the last debate where he tried to make the argument about Libya and Candy Crowley jumped in on the side of Obama.
Why risk that Romney is the trajectory is moving in his favor.
He has won the debate in people's minds -- -- -- guy's going to be better equipped to deal with the accounting get -- jobs.
So just don't go for any errors.
Rigidity just it was a present spots -- assembled forecast on -- but it or chances are uninsured and I believe don't do determinant -- Chris Wallace.
It is -- his last night.
You're defended and -- you would think that Obama or that it -- was depressed and now we said that right after the first to read and I do call that the -- -- -- -- looks like he's got the job -- which are looks like the president not -- -- -- -- pretty well on the privilege doctor.
Or Obama supporters are digitally.
-- -- -- -- -- Maybe -- -- and security and because it -- -- -- that weren't just a feeling mr.
-- animal and so what new album.
That would count on now.
I Obama hasn't yet again if you look at the trajectory and the trans Romney looks like he's going to win now.
Now which truly is a long time politics and you don't know what international events are gonna happen.
You pretty much -- of the jobs numbers analysts -- is going to be that you could have some international instantly change everything but even if you don't.
You still -- Electoral College underwear.
Under Obama got to leave that are Donald many more or done.
Probably gonna come down to Ohio most likely at this point of Obama wins Ohio then to be very tougher for Romney to adapt to win mathematically you know them.
But I think -- -- watch it right up until election night apparently the morning after.
-- and polls close she's -- animal.
He's trying to unload their fraudulent and no wonder you know.
Now ruined but part of William Wright is it is part of the statement -- whatever but the -- will be it'll be laid this could be one of those we don't wake I think you're right we might not know in the morning.
The -- until till Christmas to think the important.
Regret of almost -- -- sales and handed though it it so let's get Howard Baker down there and the chance.
It any wonder what does happen and that intervening time does is is -- president do something.
On to try to move that needle between now on the election and does he do something after the election to try to cement his legacy if he saw.
