U.S. President Barack Obama accused Republican challenger Mitt Romney of sending mixed messages on foreign policy in their third and final presidential debate.<br/> <br />Obama said Romney was seeking to return the United States to the Cold War.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(English) U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SAYING:<br/> <br />"The Cold War has been over for 20 years. When it comes to your foreign policy, you seem to want to import the foreign policies of the 1980s."<br/> <br />Romney, said Obama's policies toward the Middle East and North Africa were not stopping a resurgent threat from al Qaeda.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(English) REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY SAYING:<br/> <br />"We can't kill our way out of this mess. We're going to have to put in place a very comprehensive and robust strategy to help the world of Islam and other parts of the world to reject this radical violent extremism."<br/> <br />Ahead of the debate, the two candidates were tied at 46 percent each in the Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll. Other surveys show a similar picture.
