We need another debate

The third and final debate between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney included a few memorable lines — Mr. Romney's promise that in his administration, Russian President Vladimir Putin would be on the receiving end of "more backbone," and Mr. Obama's "horses and bayonets" to describe his opponent's outdated ideas about the size of the military. But perhaps the most trenchant remark was the president's summary of Mr. Romney's approach to foreign policy: "You'd do the same things we did, but you'd say them louder, and somehow that that would make a difference."

October 23, 2012