id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt news-006222 ND Expert: Obama may have broken mold of Dems as 'war wimps' | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame .html text/html 492 16 56 University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › ND Expert: Obama may have broken mold of Dems as 'war wimps' ND Expert: Obama may have broken mold of Dems as 'war wimps' Published: July 24, 2012 Author: Jane Morrow Michael Desch Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is banking on the traditional Republican advantage in defense to help him defeat Democratic President Barack Obama this November. He has waged the drone war with al-Qaida with much more vigor than his Republican predecessor, he doubled down the U.S. commitment in Afghanistan at a time when many thought it was a bad bet, he stiffened NATO’s spine to provide air support for the successful anti-Qaddafi uprising in Libya, and most importantly, he put the big coon-skin on the side of the barn that W failed to do with the daring Navy SEAL strike against Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.” Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn cache/news-006222.html txt/news-006222.txt