Obama has failed on foreign policy & nat security: Romney Camp

In a memorandum, the Romney Campaign yesterday alleged that Obama has failed on various foreign policy issues, like endangering American mission in Afghanistan and weakening relationship with Pakistan, failing to stop Iran's nuclear weapons programme and a damaged relationship with Israel.

A "reset" with Russia has compromised US interests and values, and the US is getting beaten badly by competitors on trade, in particular with China, the Romney Campaign alleged in its memorandum, released hours before Obama was to deliver his Democratic presidential acceptance speech.

"Amidst President Obama's mistakes, relations with our Afghan partners as well as with Pakistani authorities have frayed.

"Relations between President Obama and President Karzai are strained, leading the Afghan president to frequently criticise the American troop presence," the memorandum written by Lanhee Chen, policy director of the Romney Campaign said.

"A number of factors contribute to this state of affairs, but the chief factor is the lack of resolute leadership from President Obama," the memorandum said.

Obama has taken unwise and politically motivated decisions on Afghanistan, which has made it tough for the US to achieve its goals in the war-torn country, it said.

"The killing of Osama bin Laden was a landmark in the war on terror for which President Obama deserves credit.

"However, the President has made numerous unwise and seemingly politically motivated decisions in Afghanistan that have made it harder to complete our mission of transitioning to an Afghan Army that can defend Afghanistan on its own and ensuring that Afghanistan never again becomes a launching pad for terror like it was on 9/11," it said.

"President Obama has convinced all parties