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Romney emphasizes terror threat
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| Contributor | SC Moose |
| Last Edited | SC Moose Feb 20, 2006 10:38am |
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| Media | Newspaper - Greenville News |
| News Date | Sunday, February 19, 2006 04:35:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Stepping up his soundings as a potential 2008 presidential candidate, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney told Greenville Republicans on Saturday that the federal government, without naming President Bush, is spending too much money and has "underappreciated" the terror threat's scope.
"Look at the numbers," he said of Washington's spending habits, and warned that by 2020, entitlements will consume 70 percent of the budget. "That would mean defense would get 15 percent. How can you be the superpower of the planet and only have 15 percent of your budget go into national defense?"
Romney told more than 300 Republicans attending a breakfast before the county party's convention that the threat to America is bigger than many believe and is aimed at bringing down the nation, not just bombing a shopping mall.
At the most critical period in U.S. history, when America and the world are under attack by "global jihadists," not just a small group of terrorists, Romney said some leaders have "underappreciated and underestimated" the threat's magnitude. |
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