Romney tells Obama to back off on bin Laden issue

The Associated Press

Published: Tuesday, May 1 2012 3:22 p.m. MDT

President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda walk off stage after taking part in a joint news conference, Monday, April 30, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Associated Press

Enlarge photo»

Summary

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is calling on President Barack Obama to not let the killing of Osama bin Laden become a "politically divisive event."

WASHINGTON — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is calling on President Barack Obama to not let the killing of Osama bin Laden become a "politically divisive event."

Romney says Obama can rightfully take credit for bin Laden's downfall. But he says it was "very disappointing for the president to try to make this a political item" by suggesting he wouldn't have ordered the raid, saying, "Of course I would have."

Romney tells "CBS This Morning" Tuesday that he and Obama have plenty of issues to fight over without parting company on anti-terrorism strategy.

Without mentioning Romney's name, Obama suggested the former Massachusetts governor had waffled on whether he would have taken out bin Laden.

Romney says, "I think trying to attack me on that basis is inappropriate and the wrong course."

Featured Comments

See all 8 comments »

Furry1993

Clearfield, UT

Romney is the one who should back off. HE is the one who is flip-flopping his previously-stated position, and trying to use Bin Laden to play political gamss. Romney really needs to get a clue.

Kudos to President Obama for making the More..

3:45 p.m. May 1, 2012
Top comment

LDS Liberal

Farmington, UT

Of course not – look at the 2 different ideologies.

GOP – Spends $1.7 Trillion , Invades countries and occupies them for 11 years, pouring $$$ into the pockets of your Defense Contractors’ and Oil friends pockets and then More..

4:04 p.m. May 1, 2012
Top comment

Mark B

Eureka, CA

I wonder what the response would have been if Democrats had asked Bush to NOT hold the "Mission Accomplished" event? And if it had been a GOP president who had given the order to go after bin Laden, just how quiet about the whole thing would More..

4:11 p.m. May 1, 2012
Top comment

Comments