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December 27, 2007

Romney Responds to Bhutto Assassination

A little more than a week before New Hampshire primary voters cast their ballots, this morning's assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto pushed terrorism to the top of the agenda for many candidates.
After greeting breakfast-goers at a Nashua diner this morning where he oogled their pancakes and talked about the importance of controlling taxes, former Gov. Mitt Romney said the attack highlights the threat of “global, violent radical jihadism.”
“This type of loss of life points out again the need for our nation and other civilized nations of the West and Muslim world to come together to support moderate Islamic leaders and moderate Islamic people to help them in their effort to reject the violence and the extreme," Romney said.
Romney was back in New Hampshire after a brief Christmas break looking to beat back a surging Sen. John McCain in the Granite State.
He plans to head to Iowa after tomorrow in advance of the Jan. 3 caucuses, where he finds himself in a tight battle with Mike Huckabee.
Bhutto recently returned to Pakistan after a self-imposed exile in London, and has championed Democracy in that country.
Romney, who has been critical of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, told reporters he still believed it was a "mistake" for Musharraf to declare martial law in his country leading up to the elections, despite the obvious threat of violence.
— Matt Murphy, Sun Statehouse Bureau

Posted by The Sun Newsroom at December 27, 2007 12:29 PM