Washington Post Editorial : "Mr. Romney’s rhetoric on embassy attacks is a discredit to his campaign" - At a news conference, Mr. Romney claimed that the administration had delivered 'an apology for America’s values.' In fact, it had done no such thing

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Washington Post
Mr. Romney’s rhetoric on embassy attacks is a discredit to his campaign
By Editorial Board, 
Wednesday, September 12, 2:02 PM


Mr. Romney’s rhetoric on embassy attacks is a discredit to his campaign


Some Excerpts :

J.CHRISTOPHER STEVENS, the U.S. ambassador to Libya, was a skilled and courageous diplomat who repeatedly placed himself at risk in order to support the cause of a democratic Libya. His death, along with those of three other Americans, during an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on Tuesday is a tragedy that should prompt bipartisan support for renewed U.S. aid to Libyans who are struggling to stabilize the country. That it instead provoked a series of crude political attacks on President Obama by GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is a discredit to his campaign.

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At a news conference, Mr. Romney claimed that the administration had delivered “an apology for America’s values.” In fact, it had done no such thing: Religious tolerance, as much as freedom of speech, is a core American value. The movie that provoked the protests, which mocks the prophet Mohammed and portrays Muslims as immoral and violent, is a despicable piece of bigotry; it was striking that Mr. Romney had nothing to say about such hatred directed at a major religious faith.

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