He called on Republicans to vote for a candidate who called Russia “enemy number one”

Former US President George H. W. Bush called on supporters of the Republican Party to stop engaging in internal party squabbles and support ex-Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney in the upcoming November 6 presidential election. A number of other influential Republicans also spoke out in support of Mr. Romney. Thus, the most likely rival of Barack Obama in the elections is the politician who recently called Russia “geopolitical adversary number one” for the United States.

“It is time for all of us to rally around this good man. Now the party must support Governor Romney,” said former US President George W. Bush on Thursday evening, meeting with Mitt Romney in Houston (Texas). According to American media reports, the former head of state added that Romney is the strongest candidate and competitors should give him the right to become the sole representative of the Republican Party in the elections.

Mitt Romney thanked the ex-president for his support and noted that he was proud of his friendship with George Bush and his wife Barbara. He also thanked a number of other influential Republicans for their support, calling on party supporters to rally behind his candidacy. Most analysts in the United States believe that Mitt Romney will compete with Barack Obama in the November elections.

Let us remember that it was he who recently called Russia “the main geopolitical adversary” of Washington, also saying that the “reset” of relations with the Russian Federation, proclaimed at one time by the Barack Obama administration, did not work.

Whether Mitt Romney will become the Republican presidential candidate will be officially announced following the results of all primaries in August. Currently, incumbent President Barack Obama's rating is 10% higher than Mitt Romney's. 47% of voters are ready to vote for Obama, 37% for Romney.

On Thursday, Mr. Romney's statement about enmity with Russia was commented on by White House spokesman Jay Carney at the request of journalists at a briefing. According to him, those who do not know that the Cold War with Russia ended long ago do not know modern history. “I am absolutely sure that the Cold War ended when some of you sitting in this room were in elementary school. Any suggestion that Russia is the number one geopolitical adversary for the United States reflects a specific or unique understanding of recent history.”

Elena Chernenko

Bush Sr. Campaigning for Mitt Romney