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Why Mitt Romney’s “establishment” position on Islam/Mideast should disqualify him from Trump’s team

Nov 29, 2016 8:11 am By Raymond Ibrahim

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Donald Trump is reportedly considering Mitt Romney for the position of secretary of state. This is ironic as Romney embodies the “establishment” position on two critically important topics: Islamic terrorists and Mideast foreign policy. As Robert already pointed out, it speaks volumes that the “Hamas-linked CAIR leader who called for overthrow of US government [is] thrilled Romney could be Trump’s Secretary of State.”

CAIR is eager to see Romney hold a key position in a Trump presidency because, like all other establishment figures, Romney insists that intolerance, violence, and terrorism committed in the name of Islam has absolutely nothing to do with Islam. After all, “Islam is one of the world’s great religions and the great majority of people in Islam want peace for themselves and peace with their maker,” claims the would-be secretary of state. “They want to raise families and have a bright future.” As for all those other Muslims who believe that all those Koran verses and statements from Muhammad mean what they say—mean that Muslims should terrorize and subjugate infidels—they have nothing to do with Islam.

Moreover, based on comments he made during the 2012 presidential election, when he was the failed Republican candidate, Romney would’ve be a greater supporter than Obama of the Syrian “rebels” (i.e., Islamic terrorists) who are fighting against Assad. In other words, as secretary of state, he would likely push for those very same policies that many, including Trump, have criticized for creating ISIS (which happens to be entrenched in all those lands that U.S. leadership brought “freedom and democracy” to, including Iraq, Libya, and Syria).

In short, if Trump is serious about “draining the swamp,” he needs to understand that Romney represents everything wrong with the establishment, especially U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and U.S. domestic policy concerning Islamic terrorism—a policy that will continue to try to distance Islamic jihad from Islam.

 

 

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  1. JawsV says

    Nov 29, 2016 at 8:26 am

    Romney called Trump a “con-man” “phony” and “fraud.” How can Trump even consider him? I can’t stand Romney and his willful ignorance about Islam. Please – NOT ROMNEY AS SEC OF STATE!

    • Custos Custodum says

      Nov 29, 2016 at 2:24 pm

      Appointing Romney would tell the world that Trump does not trust his own judgment and allows himself to be manipulated by a “business as usual” empty suit.

    • Champ says

      Nov 29, 2016 at 3:20 pm

      I completely agree, JawsV!

  2. old white guy says

    Nov 29, 2016 at 8:40 am

    appointments like Romney, if appointed, means one term president.

    • eloivsdiablo says

      Nov 29, 2016 at 10:37 am

      Exactly..!

    • TR says

      Nov 29, 2016 at 6:01 pm

      Appointing Romney to the Secretary of State Position?
      Might just as well keep Boer-Hog-Teats Kerry!!!

    • Lioness says

      Nov 30, 2016 at 9:25 am

      Did Romney even vote for Trump? Not likely, judging by his stinging words. But now he wants to slither into a key position. So who is the phoney and the fraud here?

  3. Steve Klein says

    Nov 29, 2016 at 8:47 am

    Laura Ingraham on Fox & Friends this morning: “Mitt Romney ‘close’ to Trump on immigration, self deportation, etc.

    ‘Romney slams Trump on Muslim ban’

    BY MARK HENSCH – 12/08/15 01:47 PM EST

    “….On Muslims, @RealDonaldTrump fired before aiming,” he tweeted of the GOP presidential front-runner.

    “Speaker Ryan is on target,” added Romney, the GOP’s 2012 presidential nominee, referencing the Wisconsin lawmaker’s response to Trump….

    Ryan earned applause Tuesday by publicly rebuking the real estate tycoon’s controversial remarks.

    “This is not who we are as a party or a country,” he told his House GOP colleagues during a closed-door meeting at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, D.C.

    http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/262472-romney-trump-fired-before-aiming-at-muslims

    • TR says

      Nov 29, 2016 at 6:20 pm

      This Muslim Insurgency of Hostiles has been planned and in the making for fifty years now.
      Most voted for Trump when he showed a hard-line stance against Importation and harboring these Hardcore Radical Islamic unvetted Military Aged Males. Listen to Newt – Stand Firm, PC is out the window when it comes to the safety of our loved ones. They were guaranteed a Grand-Jihad by the Radical Communist from the Weathermen to their radically schooled Community Organizers such as Obama in the 1960’s felt like a Chauffeur hauling them around. to meetings and SDS conferences.They were setting up the USA for an eventual Revolutionary take-over which is culminating now.

  4. citycat says

    Nov 29, 2016 at 9:35 am

    Maybe it’s like that old saying with Trump-
    “keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer”
    maybe not,
    it’s also a bit of a mess to sort out, a lot of karma to deal with, trusted compatriots help.
    Trump could do with losing some weight, live longer and fight to the death, like all infidels should.
    Politics, i can’t stand it, it’s so heavy, who knows what dark light lies lurking behind those political scenes, and behind that even, and down to lowest pit of hell.
    It ain’t adding up. Is it absolute and total ignorance, or is it craftily planned, and we are all as chaff before the mighty dark unseen.

    • Janeatte says

      Nov 29, 2016 at 10:55 am

      You don’t trust anyone defend Islam, definitely he got paid from Islamic states. Satanic believers don’t quite doing harm to the country,they keep working to islamize the country by deceiving the people they say they love the country,and working for it,and in the other hand working to destroying it within. They support any movement against America like they support BLM.
      If Trump takes Romney as Secretary of State he makes a big mistake

  5. Tom Davis says

    Nov 29, 2016 at 10:04 am

    Romney would make a better Secretary of the Treasury.

  6. Don McKellar says

    Nov 29, 2016 at 10:08 am

    I really can’t understand this one at all. Trump and everyone he has picked so far is a realist and has some real basic education on Islam. This person is willfully ignorant on this incredibly important topic of world affairs. Did Trump send him off after the first meeting to educate himself on Islam and now today he’s having a second meeting to see what he’s learned???

  7. RichardL says

    Nov 29, 2016 at 10:12 am

    I like Romney as a person. I also liked what he had to say in his book on islam. He even differentiated between three different types of salafis. I was pretty impressed then.

    I am more impressed by what DJT said about islam – like most of here at JW. But he seems to be moving away from some of his campaign positions and we cannot be sure where he ends up when he will become President. He has not yet appointed Sebastian Gorka and that makes me a bit sceptical.

    Like every JWer I’d be happier with someone else as SoS, but Romney wouldn’t be a catastrophe. Are the other guys in the running tougher on islam? Guliani isn’t. Only Bolton is and he seems to be out of the race.

  8. August West says

    Nov 29, 2016 at 10:13 am

    I will judge Trump on how well he is able to contain and reverse the current global adance of Islam.

    Perhaps he plans to use Romney as a good cop in a good cop/bad cop negotiating strategy?

    It is Trump’s responsibility to staff his key leadership roles wire people that will advance his agenda.

    Perhaps Trump plans.to.pivot against Russia when elected?

  9. Tommy says

    Nov 29, 2016 at 10:24 am

    Sh^t Romney FIRED a Boston medical examiner for saying…”State refuses to probe the deaths of nursing home patients and others…” i.e. covering up acts of MURDER.

    • Custos Custodum says

      Nov 29, 2016 at 2:27 pm

      The first rule of being an establishment guy is not to make waves and watch out for No. 1.

  10. Carolyne says

    Nov 29, 2016 at 11:11 am

    Personally, I question the intelligence of someone who wears “Magic” underwear and thinks that some god wants him to wear it. And for those of you who don’t know much about Mormonism, but insist that “Jesus is Lord” you should know that Mormons believe that every man will become a god after death with all his many wives. He will rule over his own private universe. Also, Jesus appeared in Missouri after his death in Jerusalem, converted the Indians and also the Garden of Eden was located there.

    Now, I don’t care what he believes. He can worship a lampshade, for all I care, but I do not want such a person to be in any responsible position in my government.

    • RichardL says

      Nov 29, 2016 at 2:21 pm

      Mormonism is about the weirdest religion on earth, I think. The more you read about it, the more you, no way!

      The funny thing is that the Mormons I have met are very nice people. I bet Romney is a very nice guy…

  11. Lesley says

    Nov 29, 2016 at 12:05 pm

    I would buy hair products from Mitt Romney– his hair always looks good.

    The prospect of him holding any position of power in the new administration makes me nervous.

    Maybe President Elect Trump is planning to hire him so he can fire him in a public and humiliating manner? Hopefully, that is what’s going on…

  12. eduardo odraude says

    Nov 29, 2016 at 12:53 pm

    It may be Trump wants the pleasure of interviewing Romney for the job and then rejecting him. Sort of rubbing Romney’s nose in his underling position now.

    Or maybe Trump wants Romney as a diplomatic cover for a stealthy counterjihad policy. If Trump is radically counterjihad/counter Islam, he will have to camouflage that in some ways to be effective.

  13. Wellington says

    Nov 29, 2016 at 2:03 pm

    I believe that Mormonism officially acknowledges Mohammed as a prophet while many other Christian sects, which have gone loopy as of late, “only” honor Mohammed unofficially. Anyone care to comment further here?

  14. Debi Brand says

    Nov 29, 2016 at 2:56 pm

    “Why Mitt Romney’s “establishment” position on Islam/Mideast should disqualify him from Trump’s team”

    Indeed. So too, for the same, Petraeus.

  15. JawsV says

    Nov 29, 2016 at 3:06 pm

    Wearing your “magic underwear,” Mitt?

  16. Leith Wood says

    Nov 29, 2016 at 6:27 pm

    Mitt Romney was quoted as saying that Jihad has nothing to do with Islam. I do not think he should be in any position of power in the government under Mr. Trump. Enough denial and lying.

  17. common sense says

    Nov 29, 2016 at 9:33 pm

    KT Mcfarland most likely will be Chief deputy to national security advisor Gen. Flynn.
    I’ve seen her enough to know her stance on how to deal with refugee’s at the very least and she understands the Jihad threat well. She will take hard stance and is consistent, I hope Flynn is the same.
    Trump knows the “hell hole” that Islam is and creates there is no doubt. He knows all about it as much as anyone here. He wants access to the GOP established elite and he may well choose Romney though I do wish it was former ambassador to the EU Bolton.
    I got my smile frown going reading the various posts in the comments. Anyone of them could make sense or be the actual truth. I’ve learned not to count DJT out of anything or bet against him.

  18. ibrahim itace muhammed says

    Nov 30, 2016 at 1:54 am

    it means filthy america christians are all out ready for crusade and genocide on muslims with trump a madman as their head.any american with voice of reason will be branded as pro-muslims.some christian fanatics are even saying obama is secretly practicing islam for not carrying out mass killings of muslims like geoge w bush.mithraist evil american christians should take note that any nation that fights islam is bound to fail.muslims defeated powerful roman empire.salahuddeen defeated cruel crusaders.allah told us the forces of devil are weak.so,evil american christians will not be an exception.tell your mad leader ,trump,to go ahead to satisfy your whims.your evil nation will be poorest on earth so that you have to stop having indiscriminate sex like wild animals.the reason you hate muslims is because they insist that you should lead descent life as rational human being,not having sex like donkeys.i always laugh when people say christians and evil jews are more civilised than muslims.is wild animal life civilisation?it is primitivity.

    • Carolyne says

      Nov 30, 2016 at 11:13 am

      Ibrahim–Have you ever considered being a stand-up comic? You are very funny. And having a job would get you off the dole. Oh yeah, that’s where you want to be. Forget it.

  19. Gordon Miller says

    Nov 30, 2016 at 2:28 am

    I think this information on Romney is very helpful. His policies on Middle East affairs seem terribly divergent from what I thought to be those of our president-elect. Romney clearly should be taken off the list of candidates for secretary of state.

  20. Daniel Triplett says

    Nov 30, 2016 at 6:11 am

    Romney’s attempt to derail DJT & EVERY AMERICAN REPUBLICAN a week before the election is unforgivable.

    Bolton should be the man.

  21. Carolyne says

    Nov 30, 2016 at 11:31 am

    I really like Mr. Bolton and I think he would be a really great SOS. He has a grasp on the international situation and most especially vis a’ vis Islam. He also understands the worthlessness of the UN.

  22. firefox says

    Dec 1, 2016 at 4:15 am

    Robert
    Why are you not in Trump’s ear??!

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