Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to reporters in Costa Mesa, Calif., Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)[/caption]Former Massachusetts governor and 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney said President Barack Obama could boost former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's chances in the 2016 election if he strikes a nuclear deal with Iran.
In a�USA Today op-ed�published Friday, Romney expressed his disapproval for a potential deal, but said a deal would appear to be a "political home run."
"The president would look, well, presidential," Romney wrote. "An agreement would also boost the prospects for Hillary Clinton: achievement by association."
Romney encouraged Obama to listen to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arguing the president was wrong to say the Israeli leader offered�no valuable alternative�to nuclear talks in his�Congressional address�earlier this month.
"What he has to say on the subject could well be more well-informed than that, say, from Jon Stewart, or even from an overly agitated Rep. Nancy Pelosi," Romney wrote.
A group of Republican senators�sent a letter�to Iranian leaders earlier this week, warning them against a nuclear deal with Obama. The president said he was "embarrassed" for the Republicans who signed the letter, calling the action "unprecedented."
By Huffington Post
