Jon Stewart: Romney Was Against Obama’s Foreign Policy Before He Was For It (Video)

Watch the candidates' amazing duet on Syria

"The Daily Show" used clever editing to drive home just how much Mitt Romney and Barack Obama agreed on in Monday's foreign policy debate — and raise questions about why Romney has been so critical of U.S. foreign policy in the past if he's embracing it today.

Jon Stewart's debate commentary played up the distinctions betwen Romney then and now.

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"The president has communicated weakness," Romney said in a Feb. 3 presented by the "Daily Show" staff.

But in Monday's debate, Romney and the president sounded so alike that the show was able to splice their comments on Syria into a duet. All that was missing — not that we mind — was the autotune.

"I think Romney's leaning Obama," Stewart said.

Watch the video:

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