"Instead of condoning the policy, Vice President Biden should have condemned it in the strongest possible terms," said former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. "There can be no defense of a government that engages in compulsory sterilization and forced abortions in the name of population control." (Associated Press)
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, right, meets Mongolian wrestler during Mini Nadam, or Mongolian wrestling performance, in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures while addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 24, 2011. House Speaker House John Boehner of Ohio, right, and Vice President Joe Biden listen behind. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaches to shakes hand with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio as Vice President Joe Biden looks on, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 24, 2011, after his address to a joint meeting of Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Vice President Biden greets President Obama upon his arrival Friday at Fort Campbell, Ky. The two came to Fort Campbell to address soldiers who have recently returned from Afghanistan. (Associated Press)
FILE - In this April 13, 2011 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, back left, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, interact with military family members at Coors Field in Denver. ABC says Obama and Biden will be guests on the Monday, April 18, 2011 edition of "The View." They will be appearing live on the weekday talk show to discuss their campaign for national support of military families. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)
Vice President Biden whispers sweet nothings to President Obama during the health care ceremony at the White House a year ago. (Associated Press)
New York Yankees pitchers Joba Chanberlain, left, Mariano Rivera, center, and CC Sabathia, right, chat with Vice President Joe Biden who showed up during a team practice before the Yankees spring training baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, March 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio applaud at rear. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivias, Pool)
