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Governor mitt romney. the president taking heat for meeting with leaders at the united nations this week. the white house says when netanyahu and the president spoke by phone both agreed iran cant be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. mitt romney spoke with netanyahu about iran, a country he calls the worlds greatest national security threat. >> we very much have the same interest, to make sure that iran does not develop nuclear capabilities, which would threaten the existence of israel, threa...

Debate in several years. >> youre already conceding the challenger might win this debate? >> i think theres a good chance governor romney will win this debate. look, he won virtually every debate during the republican primaries. he actually dispatched no newt gingrich, demolishe demolished e florida debate. the president is very good at delivering a message to the american people, but generally more like you saw at the democraticn, in kind of a longer format. its going to be a challenge to get d...

Management of the world events, taking time from campaigning, having to cancel campaign events from the events in the middle east. does this mean the campaign is trying to lower the expectations of the presidents performance? >> this is a president that hasnt participated in a campaign in four years. campaign debate in four years. theyve had substantially less time to prepare than mitt romney. mitt romney devoted three full days in vermont to debate preparations. the president is lucky to be abl...

Mentality when were treating them as crimes rather than acts of terrorism. the fbi can do all it can do, but we dont need the fbi to tell us whether this was a terrorist attack. the fbi could be helpful in tracking some of those involved, but to rely on the fbi this way, again, is going back to a pre-9/11 mind-set. we saw what that did on 9/11. >> sure did. so are you saying that the president and his team simply dont want the public to know the truth, that on 9/11, our security was tight enough...

Incumbent president, jim cia why ther, performed well in the debates and the rest is history. it started him on his way to a landslide victory in 1980. >> do you think debates actually help voters decide which person to back if theyre on the fence as to which direction to go? >> i think they make a difference, particularly for mitt romney. look, barack obama, whether you love him or dislike him, think hes a great leader or think hes failed, we kind of know what hes going to be like as president....

Many are saying this first debate is a make or break moment for mitt romney. do you agree? >> well, look, i listened to the democratic representative that was on earlier, and i found it fascinating about the way theyre trying to play down the presidents chances in this. i guess theyre really worried hell have to talk without a teleprompter, and that certainly puts him at a disadvantage. i think mitt romney is going to go into this debate recognizing that its an opportunity for america to see him...

That he actually is committed to doing this, and that he will do it because he has a record of fulfilling the commitments he makes to solve problems. i think thats what -- what he will try and convey. >> lets talk about libya for a moment. youve gone on the recording saying ambassador stevens suffered the consequences, in your words, of a lazy, detached president. thats tough criticism out there. >> thats right. >> why do you stand by that? >> well, look, what we have is a situation all over the...

Assessment always proved to be correct. we do know there was protests around the world as a result of the video, but the intelligence services have looked into this and they do believe that what happened in libya was deliberate, that it was terrorism, and the president believes that. >> its interesting, but people are raising the question, why does he continue to refer to the movie, even in the u.s.? >> what he said before the world body was that no movie, no video, can be a justification for vi...

Common humanity. it is an insult not only to muslims, but to america as well. >> the obama administration has changed its story several times about what happened in libya. first they blamed it on a movie, but now top administration officials are saying without question terrorists killed these four americans. some republicans claim theres a cover-up and are demanding answers from the obama administration. joining us now brad wood house, communications director for the democratic national committe...

Going up against an incumbent president, doesnt the debate stage also make it possible for the challenger to also look presidential because you are going head-to-head with the leader of the free world? >> absolutely. i think thats an advantage. give that in the column advantage sitting president. you immediately look presidential. youre arriving with a presidential entourage to denver. on the other hand, youve got to be careful you dont say anything at all controversial or squirrely, because you...