Outrage at the Breach in Sovereignty

As we all now know, yesterday - on the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States - mobs in Libya and Egypt were allowed to attack the American embassies in those nations.  Most significantly, an American diplomate and several of his aids were murdered.

Supposedly the attacks were - at least in part - reactions to a video released by a private American citizen that visually made a connection between Islam and Islamists and the terrorist attacks of 9/11.  Whether people agree or disagree, like or do not like the video...we are America and we believe in rights that come from God and nature, and that among these is the freedom of speech.

Both just before the attack and just after it, our embassy put out statements of condemnation against the American citizen exercising their right to freedom of speech.  When criticism arose about this, the Obama administration tried to distance itself from the embassy statement, saying it did not agree with it. And yet, the President is in charge, and must accept responsibility for the conduct and statements of the U.S. State Department and our embassies around the world.  Worse yet, by having the embassy and the administration in Washington seemingly at odds, it made America look even weaker and more humiliated. Weakness in the face of extremist enemies is one of the worst possible ways we could respond to this awful situation.

Mitt Romney's statement at a press conference this morning included the following:

"I also believe the administration was wrong to stand by a statement sympathizing with those who breached our embassy in Egypt, instead of condemning their actions. It's never too early for the United States government to condemn attacks on Americans and to defend our values. The White House distanced itself last night from the statement, saying it wasn't cleared by Washington. That reflects the mixed signals they're sending to the world," Romney said about the incident in Libya that left a U.S. ambassador and three others dead." 

"The first response to the United States must be outrage at the breach of the sovereignty of our nation. An apology for America's values is never the right course," Romney said." 

UPDATE: It gets worse...

"It appears that terrorists linked to al-Qaeda or other similar groups specifically targeted the United States as it was the anniversary of 9/11. The protests surrounding the movie were merely a ruse."