Romney: US should be more assertive in Mideast

Mitt Romney says the risk of conflict in the Middle East has grown under President Barack Obama's leadership. Romney assailed Obama's foreign policy in a speech Monday at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia.

Romney is calling for the US to take a more assertive role in Syria. He also wants new conditions on aid to Egypt and would impose tighter sanctions on Iran.He says there is, "a longing for American leadership in the Middle East." (AP)