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It’s amazing how the responsibilities of our presidents have changed over time. There was a time when our country prided itself for not getting involved with other countries. Our foreign policy was don’t touch me and we won’t touch you. As the world’s technology began to advance, so did the weapons. This made our country more vulnerable than ever before. Gone were the days of not getting involved in other countries. The presidents responsibilities have became far greater than any previous presidents could ever dream of. Obama deserves credit for making a decision about a plan that was happening in completely different part of the globe.
"Today, I want to talk about an American president's single most important responsibility: keeping our nation safe, and our citizens secure," said Vice President Joe Biden. Standing behind a sign that read, "A Strong & Secure America," the president's chief attack dog gave a speech on foreign policy, criticizing Mitt Romney while bolstering President Obama's record abroad.
Biden came out swinging, using a Romney quote from 2008 to frame his comparison between the GOP presidential hopeful and Obama. The vice president noted that on his first run for the White House, Romney said:
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2. Isolationism has never worked for the United States, as much as we have tried it over the years, we end up paying for it in the lives of our youth.