Romney open to Iran 'bombardment'
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Republican Mitt Romney said Thursday he would be willing to use a military blockade or "bombardment of some kind" to prevent Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon.
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In a topsy-turvy Republican race for  the 2008 presidential nomination, conservative favorite Mitt  Romney suddenly found himself under threat in the key states of  Iowa and New Hampshire on Monday, less than two weeks before  voting begins.
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Republican Mitt Romney said Wednesday he wants to protect Iowa and New Hampshire as the leadoff nomination states but also wants all states' delegates seated at next year's GOP National Convention.
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Mitt Romney suggested last week that he and his fellow Republican presidential contenders would avoid the "rancor" that flared between Democrats after one of Barack Obama's fundraisers questioned Hillary Rodham Clinton's honesty.
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The nationally televised debate held in New Hampshire on Saturday night gave the six Republican presidential contenders who participated a chance to win some votes and change some minds in advance of a key primary in that state. But the fact that so much of the discussion among the candidates circled around one of them -- Mitt Romney -- suggested how high the stakes are for the former Massachusetts governor in Tuesday's contest.
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Republican Mitt Romney on Wednesday jabbed at President Bush, saying the image of the United States has suffered globally based on the perception that it invaded Iraq unilaterally.
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US Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said Monday Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad should be banned from the UN General Assembly next week and indicted for genocide.
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President Ahmadinejad says he wants to address the UN Security Council to defend Iran's nuclear programme.
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney called for "new course" in the fight against terrorists Thursday and, in a swipe at Democrat John Edwards, said: "The war on terror is not a bumper sticker." Speaking to a conservative group, Romney argued that "there is a real war being waged by violent jihadists." The former Massachusetts governor did not mention Edwards by name, but the remark was clearly directed at the Democratic presidential candidate who has contended that the war on terror is little more than a "bumper sticker" slogan. Romney's speech to the American Enterprise Institute's World Forum in Beaver Creek, Colo., was closed to the public, but his campaign released his prepared remarks. He argued that to defeat the "global jihadist threat," the United States must institute a worldwide strategy in which it works more closely with allies, "brings more tools of our national power to bear," and tailors different strategies to specific countries deemed potential terrorism hot spots. "We need more than a change in direction. We need a new course altogether," Romney said.
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Republican Mitt Romney aligned himself squarely with President Bush and his national security policies Wednesday, reaching out to GOP loyalists who hold the president in high regard, back the Iraq war and could sway the high-stakes nomination race.
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Republican Mitt Romney, flush with cash from early fundraising, this week will air his first presidential campaign ad to introduce himself to voters in several early voting states.
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International Atomic Energy Agency head Mohamed ElBaradei will make a rare visit to Iran this week to try to push it into speeding up steps to defuse suspicions about its nuclear program.
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Republican  presidential hopefuls leapt on Thursday to show their  willingness to challenge Iran after an incident between the two  countries in a critical Gulf waterway for crude oil.
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's position on a selection of issues:
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Iran might launch pre-emptive strikes to protect its nuclear facilities if they are threatened, Defence Minister Ali Shamkhani has said.
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Iran's nuclear program and its role in Iraq are roiling the U.S. presidential campaign with Democrats squabbling over tactics and Republicans warning of the possibility of military force.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Monday he was troubled that private security guards working in Iraq for his top counterterrorism adviser have been accused of killing civilians.