tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695664023926668473.post5548000671553082875..comments2024-03-19T15:01:05.165-07:00Comments on Global American® Values: Romney says Iran has no Sea Access? Gerald Ford MomentGlobal Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402854360957989139noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695664023926668473.post-70743420689610008622012-10-26T07:20:02.642-07:002012-10-26T07:20:02.642-07:00When Romney said that Syria was Iran's "r...When Romney said that Syria was Iran's "route to the sea" - he was absolutely correct!<br /><br />Romney's comment is not about geography - it's about sanction-driven trade route realities. He's not commenting on how people in Iran wake up on a hot day and walk to the beach, he's commenting on how Iran is conducting trade currently, based on the fact that its own seaports get blocked as a result of the sanctions.<br /><br />This is no gaffe. This is not a case of Romney being ignorant of geography, it's a case of the so-called "fact checkers" ignoring the context of his comments, and being ignorant of the trade routes now being used as by Iran as a result of sanctions.<br /><br />Romney was speaking in the context of the debate topic on foreign policy and the sanctions restricting the finances and trade of Iran. Although Iran is indeed located on the seacoast of the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf, the international trade sanctions have restricted and impeded its ability to transport armaments and other goods through its own seaports. To defeat these trade sanctions, Iran has resorted to using its air transportation to transport goods through an air corridor in Iraqi airspace into Syria and its seaports, such as Latakia.<br /><br />Romney has made his "route to the sea" comment before, gotten "fact checked" on it, and went on to use it several more times before this debate - so you'd think this might give folks cause to re-think their geographically-hyper-focused critique of this comment. Wrong and or incomplete analysis by fact checkers on minor inconsequential issues like this is why they are losing credibility with the public, and why the Romney camp generally ignores them.<br /><br />I will say that there are many valid reasons to find fault with both candidates - this just doesn't happen to be one of them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09858447268706510877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695664023926668473.post-52061550605685921902012-10-26T07:18:08.305-07:002012-10-26T07:18:08.305-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09858447268706510877noreply@blogger.com