Ryan takes softer tone than Romney on attacks in the Middle East

Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.,speaks at a town hall meeting at the Cornerstone Community Ice Center in Ashwaubenon, Wis., on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012.

/ Lukas Keapproth,AP Photo/The Green Bay Press-Gazette

(CBS News) DE PERE, Wis. - Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan took a softer tone than Republican nominee Mitt Romney in response to protests and attacks on American diplomats in Libya and Egypt. He began a campaign event here Wednesday with a moment of silence rather than outright criticism for the administration's response to violence in the region.

"This is a time for healing. It is a time for resolve. And in the face of such a tragedy, we are reminded that the world needs American leadership. And the best guarantee of peace is American strength," Ryan said.

Romney has said a statement from the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, which condemned "those who abuse the universal right of free speech to hurt the religious beliefs of others," amounted to an administration apology for U.S. principles. While Ryan did not directly rebuke the president, he framed a Romney-Ryan foreign policy as better able to articulate American values abroad than Obama has done during his presidency.

"It is very important that a president speak with a singular voice representing our principles and our values. We don't want people around the world wondering what our values are. We believe in individual rights, and particularly in the Middle East, we believe in women's rights," Ryan said during a town hall with about 1,500 voters in his home state.

"If you show weakness, if you show moral equivocation, then foreign policy adventurism among our adversaries will increase. We do not want a world climate where our adversaries are so tempted to test us and our allies are worried about trusting us and that is unfortunately the path that we are on right now."

When a woman in the audience mentioned Shakil Afridi, a Pakistani doctor who has been jailed for helping the CIA collect information about the family of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden before a raid last year, Ryan accused the administration of leaking security details about the operation.

"These leaks on national security coming from the White House undermine the men and women who put risks on their lives for us. This is not helpful," he said, to extended applause from the audience. "I suppose it could have served some short-term political gain... But let's ask this question: If you're a doctor in Pakistan and the American government asks you to help in the future and you see that, what do you think you're going to do?"

"These leaks are not helpful. They're counterproductive," Ryan said, promising a Romney-Ryan administration would not make the same "mistakes."

[TJphoto]

He's running for Vice President. He's also running for his seat in Congress. Hedging his bets.

[Verascity]

Maybe Mitt - who often seems not to know how to act - should have taken a page from his VP's playbook on this one.

Ryan showed Mitt how it should have been done and made himself look more presidential than Romney.

[sjc_1]

Good cop, bad cop, Romney appeals to the extreme on this and Ryan seems more moderate. They are trying to pick up from both groups. Criticizing on this incident was a MAJOR mistake of Romney's.

[wayneonly]

Romney has said a statement from the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, which condemned "those who abuse the universal right of free speech to hurt the religious beliefs of others," amounted to an administration apology for U.S. principles.

So according to Romney's statement, HE believes that the abuse of free speech is U.S. policy. Yes, I guess that is right because HIS idea of free speech is to lie.

[WHAT-IS-HE-SMOKING]

If it was up to the republicans they would want to invade as many countries as possible. It is amazing how the old men want to send young men and women to war.

[Verascity]

Old [conservative] men make war, young men [and women] die.

[Maerzie]

Ryan shot his political future in the foot by grabbing onto the Vice Presidential slot when he is still such a political neophyte, ESPECIALLY with someone like Romney!

[Maerzie]

Romney is more trained to see the dollar bills of wartime profits for his portfolio. Ryan MIGHT still have a TRACE of Christianity hidden inside his Catholic-educated conscience, so MIGHT be looking at the foolish killings of innocent people that result from wars, in this PRETEND "CHRISTIAN?","Pro-Life?" party, which uses "God's name" in vain to seduce gullible voters, but for nothing else! Voters need to watch ACTIONS and programs, NOT "words"! This current FAUX Republican party is good with words!

[nonameindependent]

Romney and Ryan have a problem, big problem. And all of the followers of Romney and Ryan have a problem. It is called the Constitution.

U S Constitution, Section 4. The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence.
Definition of terms
Vatican - A foreign, hostile government to the US. The Vatican has no allies, only "subjects" (subjects are what are left after subjugation).. The Vatican does not negotiate with any nation, the history is strictly subjugation. The document the Vatican uses as the "guiding" of the Vatican is the Catholic Catechism. (Catholid bible).. The Vatican has never, nor will ever accept any document (such as the US Constitution) to be above the Catholic Catechism. (Catholid bible).. Therefore, peace is not possible. The Vatican is at war aganinst any and all nations that are not of the Catholic dogma. This war is unending.
Catholic - An agent or spy for the Vatican. These spies and agents may claim to be "citizens" of another nation (for instance, the USA), however, the true alliance is with the Vatican. Thus "China, like any other country in the world, has the duty to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei
all the Catholics (R and D alike) that have joined together to keep the borders open are traitors.
I have a question. Is there a successful Catholic nation in the world? Please name one. Do not vote for failure, R or D.

So, Romney and Ryan, Boehner,Biden, Pilosi and all the rest of the Catholics (R and D alike) that have joined together to keep the borders open are traitors. A quote for you. "China, like any other country in the world, has the duty to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei

I have a question. Is there a successful Catholic nation in the world? Please name one. Do not vote for failure, R or D.

[no1blonde]

Really Ryan? We are always the hammer and we never apologize for misguided American citizens who can't seem to accept that freedom of religion is every one's right. So you have now confirmed leaked information is correct - aren't you just as responsible for this information being out there now as valid intelligence? I'm sure you will be using your true self - lying to other nations so you look better and they defending it as 'That's not the way I understood it?'

[parrot2-2009]

Ryan should not be running for 2 posts simultaneously, especially if he believes in the leadership of Romney ........ Dumb Dumb repugs !!