Behind Romney’s Decision to Attack Obama on Libya

WASHINGTON — To Mitt Romney, it seemed like an opportunity to draw a stark contrast: Protests were erupting in Cairo and Benghazi, Libya, apparently over an anti-Islamic video, the White House was in a nasty spat with the Israelis, and administration officials in Cairo had put out a statement urging religious tolerance. From the perspective of the Republican’s campaign, the time was ripe to cast President Obama again as someone apologizing for America who abandoned longtime allies and failed to defend American interests. Enlarge This Image Jim Wilson/The New York Times Mitt Romney spoke in Jacksonville, Fla., on Wednesday morning. Multimedia Romney’s Statement on Libya Romney’s...