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THEY WANT THEIR FOREIGN POLICY
BACK.
THAT'S HOW SCORN FULLY PRESIDENT
OBAMA REFERRED TO MITT ROMNEY.
HE SAID HE CONSIDERED RUSSIA TO
BE THE NUMBER ONE POLITICAL FOE
OF THE UNITED STATES.
WITH ME THIS MORNING TO SHARE
THEIR REPORTING AND INSIGHTS,
PETER BAKER OF THE NEW YORK
TIMES.
LET'S WATCH THE PRESIDENT
ANSWER.
JOHN KALE FROM ABC ASKED THE
QUESTION.
IF YOU CALL ON JOHN CALL, YOU'RE
GOING TO GET THIS KIND OF A
QUESTION.
>> WITH RESPECT TO MR. ROMNEY'S
ASSERTION THAT RUSSIA'S OUR
NUMBER ONE GEO FLIL FOE, THEY
DON'T POSE THE NUMBER WIN
NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT TO THE
NIGHTS.
I CONTINUE TO BE MUCH MORE
CONCERNED WHEN IT COMES TO OUR
SECURITY WITH THE PROSPECT OF A
NUCLEAR WEAPON GOING OFF IN
MANHATTAN.
>> SO YOU GUYS KNOW HOW THIS
PROCESS WORKS.
THAT'S A BIG JARRING AT THE END.
NUMBER ONE -- PART OF IT IS,
THEY'RE AT THIS NUCLEAR SECURITY
SUMMIT.
THEY WERE RUNNING AROUND DOING
TABLE TOP EXERCISES.
THEY NIGH THEY WERE GOING TO GET
A TOUGH QUESTION ABOUT THE
CRITICISM BACK HOME.
HE BITES HIS LIP BEFORE HE
ANSWERS.
HE'S THINKING, HOW FAR DO I WANT
TO GO HERE IN GOING BACK AT MITT
ROMNEY.
>> WE'VE BOTH GOTTEN THAT LOOK
TOO.
>> YOU MUCH MORE THAN ME.
>> HE'S LIKE, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR THAT QUESTION.
HE'S TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF HE
WANTS TO MAKE IT A REHASH OF THE
2012 ELECTION.
OR DOES HE WANT TO SAY EYES ON
THE PRIZE.
IS HE JUST TRYING TO MAKE THIS
WHOLE THING GO AWAY.
A LOT RUNNING THROUGH HIS HEAD
AT THIS TIME.
>> HE TRIES TO DIMINISH MITT
ROMNEY AND RUSSIA.
IT'S NOT THAT BIG A DEAL IN
EFFECT IS WHAT HE'S SAYING, JUST
AS HE'S SAYING MITT ROMNEY WAS
WRONG.
IN THE END, HE'S TRYING --
TRYING TO ADDRESS THE CRITICISM
BACK HOME THAT HE'S BEEN WEAK,
NAIVE, MISS JUDGED VLADIMIR
PUTIN AND HE'S TRYING TO PUSH
BACK ON THAT.