‘We’re screwed’: Obama won’t concede Romney was right, writes off Russia as ‘regional power’

Posted at 12:19 pm on March 25, 2014 by Sarah D.

During today’s presser at The Hague, ABC News’ Jon Karl put President Obama on the spot:

.@jonkarl to Obama: 'Do you think Romney had a point when he said Russia was America's biggest geopolitical foe?'
— Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) March 25, 2014

and @jonkarl also asks Obama if he now thinks Romney was right re Russia as top geostrategic foe
— Rick Klein (@rickklein) March 25, 2014

RT @ZekeJMiller .@jonkarl to Obama: "Do you think that Mitt Romney had a point?"
— Rory Cooper (@rorycooper) March 25, 2014

"Do you think Mitt Romney had a point when he said Russia was America's biggest geopolitical foe?" -BOOM from Jon Karl to Obama
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) March 25, 2014

About damn time somebody had the cojones to confront Obama for mocking Mitt Romney over Russia back in 2012.

Nothing like a presser where POTUS gets a question about his former rival.
— Elizabeth Blackney (@MediaLizzy) March 25, 2014

Ha!!! Jon Karl just asked potus about the Romney comment about Russia being a foe.
— LaurieAnn (@mooshakins) March 25, 2014

It was indeed a great question. Unfortunately, Obama didn’t feel like answering it:

. @jonkarl to Obama: is your credibility being ruined with all talk and no action? Obama: I deny the premise of your question.
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) March 25, 2014

Holy cow. Pres totally changes @jonkarl's question. Says it implies we're talking 'military intervention.' What the heck?
— Brian Faughnan (@BrianFaughnan) March 25, 2014

"Do you think Mitt Romney was right?" – Jon Karl. "Let me pretend Romney was talking about military intervention." – Obama.
— RB (@RBPundit) March 25, 2014

Obama answers Karl's question by creating "military intervention" straw man and ruthlessly slaying it.
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) March 25, 2014

No one said anything about military intervention.
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) March 25, 2014

Doesn’t matter. President Stompy Foot doesn’t give a damn about your questions — or about facts:

Obama responding to Romney: “Russia is a regional power that is threatening some of its immediate neighbors”
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) March 25, 2014

"Russia is a regional power," says Obama. Putin's move.
— michaelscherer (@michaelscherer) March 25, 2014

Oh, Good Grief – Obama: "Russia Is a regional power that is threatening some of its neighbors not out of strength but out of weakness"
— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) March 25, 2014

Russia's a "regional power" just threatening its neighbors? So, not involved in, say, Syria? Iran? Western Europe? Goodness gracious.
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) March 25, 2014

Calling Russia a "regional power" reminds me of 'Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela are tiny.' https://t.co/MQxBDMkVel
— Brian Faughnan (@BrianFaughnan) March 25, 2014

Great. If there's one thing we know about Putin, it's that he responds well to being mocked as impotent. #RegionalPower
— Will Antonin (@Will_Antonin) March 25, 2014

So, President Obama says Russia is still not a geopolitical foe because it's far away?
— Rory Cooper (@rorycooper) March 25, 2014

The first thing you have to ignore to call Russia "a regional power" is…a map.http://t.co/07xX3h4EfK
— Drew McCoy (@DrewMTips) March 25, 2014

Awesome. Obama just proved he still has no idea what's going on. Called Russia a "regional power." Um, okay, bro.
— RB (@RBPundit) March 25, 2014

And not only is Russia just a “regional power,” but it’s not all that influential:

Pres Obama says Russia's invasion of Ukraine indicates less Russian influence, not more.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) March 25, 2014

He’s delusional — and staggeringly naïve:

"The world’s always been messy," says Pres Obama when asked if US & his influence on the decline. Insists US still mobilizes intl support.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) March 25, 2014

Obama's excuse for the international community ignoring him "The world has always been messy." Terrific.
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) March 25, 2014

#RealGenius RT @tobyharnden: Obama: "The truth of the matter is, the world's always been messy…"
— Phineas Fahrquar (@irishspy) March 25, 2014

Messy? Really, Mr. President? If you want to see a real mess, look in the mirror sometime:

Obama says he's more worried about a nuke going off in Manhattan than Russia's actions #thanksforthatimage
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) March 25, 2014

Obama, a little startlingly: Russia not the USA's main geopolitical foe. He's more worried about a nuclear weapon detonating in Manhattan.
— Tim Hanrahan (@TimJHanrahan) March 25, 2014

Obama: "Russia's actions are a problem…[I'm] much more concerned with respect to our security w a nuclear weapon going off in Manhattan"
— Toby Harnden (@tobyharnden) March 25, 2014

Obama says he's worried about a nuke going off in Manhattan. That's comforting coming from a guy with access to top secret intel.
— Blaknsam (@Blaknsam) March 25, 2014

Obama: #Russia a problem. Not number 1 national security problem to US. Much more concerned with nuclear weapons going off in Manhattan!
— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) March 25, 2014

Obama: "I continue to be much more concerned when it comes to our security about the prospect of a nuclear weapon going off in Manhattan"
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) March 25, 2014

Obama: "Russia's actions are a problem. They don't pose No. 1 national security threat to the U.S." Potus says nuke in Manhattan top concern
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) March 25, 2014

Romney didn’t call Russia a “national security threat.”

Romney didn't say Russia our greatest "national security threat," but our "#1 geopolitical foe." Obama dodges.
— Noah Pollak (@NoahPollak) March 25, 2014

Hey, @mitchellreports, make sure to point out that Romney never said "security threat" regarding Russia. https://t.co/2P3G2TCBon
— RB (@RBPundit) March 25, 2014

BREAKING NEWS: Obama doesn't know what "geopolitical" means.
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) March 25, 2014

He doesn’t seem to know what anything means. Like we said, facts just aren’t important to him.

Obama right now is showing just how clueless he is about foreign policy. He STILL doesn't get that he's been wrong for 5 years.
— RB (@RBPundit) March 25, 2014

Obama is STILL a rookie. Five years in. We're screwed.
— RB (@RBPundit) March 25, 2014

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