Uphill Struggle - Pressure On Romney In Foreign Policy Debate Reuters - After Libya Misfire

By Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland

WASHINGTON Sun Oct 21, 2012 1:17am EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney face away on Monday in their third in addition to ultimate debate, will probably be the Republican challenger's very last best possibility to restore from his botched "Libya moment" as well as make use of vulnerabilities with his opponent's dangerous policy record.

But Romney provides an uphill struggle in making his circumstance against Obama, who'll end up being buoyed through the positive aspects associated with incumbency in addition to polls exhibiting him with an edge - even though a diminishing one particular - upon this question involving that's much more honest in world wide affairs.

With that week's argument within Boca Raton, Florida, coming merely fifteen days to weeks leading to a selection along with devoted entirely to help unusual policy, maybe it's your riskiest from the about three across the country televised showdowns for Romney, basically because of his or her very own inexperience along with the latest errors around the globe stage.

Romney's missteps in criticizing Obama's handling of a new lingering September 11 infiltration on the U.S. diplomatic assignment in Benghazi - that focus of any vividly testy trade inside former controversy - have complicated his much wider strategy connected with endeavoring to hired this chief executive being a weak steward with American strength abroad.

Deprived of one of his the majority of potent wrinkles connected with attack, be expecting Romney for you to instead center additional regarding his or her critique on Obama's policies in the direction of Iran, Israel, Syria, China, Afghanistan and also Russia.

"Obama features a record, as well as Romney doesn't, consequently he might just cherry-pick the arguments," said Jon Alterman, a ex - State Department plan advisor now on the Center pertaining to Strategic and International Studies think container around Washington. "But will not suggest any with it will stick."

Romney's helps expect which chipping absent at Obama's reliability on unusual insurance plan as well as nation's security - parts that White House once noticed as generally defense through Republican infiltration - can assistance put him over the top having undecided voters inside the final many days of your White House species even now far too nearly call.

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And Obama's plans include challenged setbacks recently, from troubles to be able to U.S. passions inside the particular Middle East to a chain associated with episodes on American-led NATO aids in Afghanistan by the Afghan troops some people are said to be training.

Reports how the Obama maintenance possesses agreed around principle along with Iran to hold one-on-one shares about its nuclear software could provide a fresh opportunity for Romney for you to hired Obama while also prepared accommodate.