“In the days ahead, and in the years ahead, American foreign policy needs moral clarity and firmness of purpose” in the “confident exercise of American influence,” Ryan added.
“That is how we keep problems abroad from becoming crises. That is what keeps the peace. And that is what we will have in a Romney-Ryan administration.”
White House spokesman Jay Carney offered a swift reaction to the rhetoric, saying many observers, “both Democrats and Republicans, have pointed out that the criticism – in particular from governor Romney and his team, in what seems to be an attempt to score a political point – has been both factually wrong and poorly timed.”
“Now is a time when Americans should be coming together,” Carney said.
The White House has also denied reports that Obama refused a request to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, amid rising tensions over how to deal with Iran’s nuclear pursuits.
An Israeli official told AFP earlier that Netanyahu had asked for talks later this month at the UN General Assembly, but that the White House said the president’s “very tight schedule” as he campaigns ahead of the November 6 election would not allow it.
Romney pressed that line to donors on Friday, saying “I thought the president’s decision not to meet with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu was an extraordinarily confusing and troubling decision.”
Meanwhile, a new opinion showed that Obama was leading Romney by three points, even though many Americans remain dissatisfied with the situation in the country.
The survey joint survey by CBS News and the New York Times showed that 49 percent of likely voters will support Obama in the November 6 elections, while 46 percent gave their preference to Romney.
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