The two men agreed that the U.S. shouldn't send troops to Syria, agreed that China's trade abuses should be brought under control, agreed that U.S. forces should be out of Afghanistan by 2014 and agreed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarack should have been removed from power.
Mitt's agreeableness, though, drew criticism from the far right of the Republican party -- prompting Tea Party leader Glenn Beck to ask 'Why vote?'
Too agreeable: Some conservatives were frustrated by how much Mitt Romney agreed with President Barack Obama on Monday night
Angry: Glenn Beck made this sarcastic remark about how close Romney seemed to be to Obama on key issues
'I am glad to know that mitt agrees with Obama so much. No, really. Why vote?' Beck, a former Fox News anchor, tweeted sarcastically during the debate.
Conservative blogger Michelle Malkin wrote: 'Why hasn't Romney gone after Obama for Gitmo jihadist coddling, delaying justice for American victims' families?'
And David Frum, a conservative journalist who worked as a speechwriter for George W Bush, tweeted: 'Real bottom line: when debating in front of a big national audience, Romney will offer no substantial criticism of Obama foreign policy.'
Why so agreeable? Beck, a former Fox News
host, and David Frum, a former speechwriter for President George W Bush,
lamented the fact that Romney didn't do more to distinguish himself
Take down: Frum had a litany of complaints and
said the debate revealed the election might be the 'least important' in a
lifetime
Even liberal comedian Bill Maher tweeted: 'I've seen wider ideological differences between Jehovah's Witnesses.'
The Washington Post published an editorial shortly after the debate titled: 'In third debate, candidates agree on more than you’d think.'
On many key issues the pair were on the same page.
They both agreed on the use of drone strikes around the world.
Romney also didn't fault the Obama for the deterioration of relations with Pakistan after the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
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