He wasn't arguing dangers. He was arguing sea routes. But, you're right. Sending Iran's ships overland through Syria would be much safer, but they don't share a common border, so how can Syria be Iran's "route to the sea"?
Mitt Romney says Barack Obama began his presidency "with an apology tour"
The notion that President Barack Obama started his presidency with an "apology tour" is a persistent and false Republican talking point that we have debunked a number of times.
Mitt Romney is sticking to it.
The Republican presidential nominee repeated it during his second debate against Obama at Hofstra University on Oct. 16, 2012, in response to an audience member’s question about the September 2012 Libya attack.
"The president's policies throughout the Middle East began with an apology tour and pursue a strategy of leading from behind, and this strategy is unraveling before our very eyes," he said.
We checked Romney’s "apology" attack when he used it at the Republican National Convention and in his 2010 book, No Apology: The Case for American Greatness.