The vice presidential debate opened with a bang tonight as debate moderator Martha Raddatz asked vice president Joe Biden and GOP vp nominee Paul Ryan if the recent attacks in Libya and Egypt represented a failure of U.S. intelligence. The answers were sharp, with Ryan accusing the White House of projecting weakness and Biden accusing Republicans of "betting against America."
"I can make absolutely two commitments to you: We will find and bring to justice the men who did this," Biden said. "And second, we will get to the bottom of this. ? Whatever mistakes were made will not be made again."
Biden then compared the positions of President Barack Obama and GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Iraq and Afghanistan, saying Obama is right in wanting to get out, while Romney is wrong in saying withdrawal is a mistake.
When it was Ryan's turn to respond, he did not hesitate to go on the attack, accusing the White House of mismanagement and projecting weakness around the world.
"It took the president two weeks to acknowledge this was a terrorist attack," Ryan said. "If we're hit by terrorists we're going to call it what it is?a terrorist attack. ? We want to make sure we're not projecting weakness abroad and that's what's happening here."
Ryan also said the Obama administration was out of touch with the situation on the ground, instead focusing on the politics of the situation.
"They first tried to blame the YouTube video and now they're trying to blame the Romney/Ryan ticket for making this an issue," Ryan said.
Biden repeatedly scoffed at Ryan's comments, attempting to interject and finally saying, "With all due respect, that's a bunch of malarkey.
"These guys bet against America all the time," Biden said, referring to Republican opposition to the Obama administration's foreign policy.
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