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Huckabee's foreign policy knowledge questioned; repeated errors
#7807747 - 12/28/07 03:32 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/28/huckabee.foreign.policy/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
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(CNN) -- Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's understanding of foreign affairs has again been called into question after his comments reacting to the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. art.huckabee.iowa.ap.jpg
Mike Huckabee campaigns Friday in Pella, Iowa.
Huckabee, whose foreign policy credentials have been under a microscope since he admitted that he was unaware of an intelligence report that Iran had suspended its nuclear weapons program, appeared to make another gaffe Thursday when he seemed to suggest incorrectly that Pakistan was under martial law.
At an Orlando, Florida, press conference, the former Arkansas governor told reporters that the United States' first priority should be to find the responsible parties.
"But the most urgent thing to do is to offer our sincere sympathies and concerns to the family and to the people of Pakistan, and that's the first thing we would be doing other than, again, trying to ascertain who's behind it, and what impact does it have on whether or not there's going to be martial law continued in Pakistan, suspension of the constitution," said Huckabee. "Those are concerns that the United States certainly should have." Video Watch Huckabee's comments ยป
Later Thursday, at an event in West Des Moines, Iowa, Huckabee told CNN that "it was not that I was unaware it was suspended, two weeks ago, lifted. ...The point was, would it be reinstated, would it be placed back in? All of the aspects of martial law have not been completely lifted even now. There's still a heavy hand Musharraf has used."
Conservative critics immediately pointed out that Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf lifted the country's state of martial law roughly two weeks ago.
The slip "ought to be really bad news for Huckabee," said the National Review's Jim Geraghty, writing on the magazine's Web site. "I'm not sure how big assassination-related news will play in the first primary states. Still, I think those misstatements will exacerbate the Huck/Not Huck divide in GOP circles." The National Review has endorsed Huckabee's Republican rival Mitt Romney.
But CNN senior political analyst Bill Schneider said the debate over whether Huckabee has command of the nuances of Pakistan crisis would have little impact on his support.
"Mike Huckabee is a populist. His comments on Pakistan reflect a populist understanding of the crisis, which, is to say, not much," Schneider said. "Sure, the political establishment is snickering, but I doubt that his misstatements bother his supporters much."
On Friday, Mike Huckabee again appeared unsure when discussing the matter.
During during an event in Pella, Iowa, Huckabee said the crisis sparked by Bhutto's death should lead to a crackdown on illegal immigrants from Pakistan.
"In light of what happened in Pakistan yesterday, it's interesting that there are more Pakistanis who have illegally crossed the border than of any other nationality except for those immediately south of our border," Huckabee said.
Americans might "look halfway around the world and say how does that affect me? ... We need to understand that violence and terror is significant when it happens in Pakistan [and] it's more significant if it can happen in our own cities. And it happens if people can slip across our border and we have no control over them."
"The immigration issue is not so much about people coming to pick lettuce or make beds, it's about people who could come with a shoulder-fired missile and could do serious damage and harm to us," Huckabee said, "and that's what we need to be worried about."
Huckabee said 660 Pakistanis entered the country last year. When asked by a reporter the source for that statistic, Huckabee appeared unsure, saying, "Those are numbers that I got today from a briefing, and I believe they are CIA and immigration numbers." The Huckabee campaign later said the figure came from a newspaper report.
The number of illegal immigrants from Pakistan deported or apprehended is not mentioned in the latest report from the Department of Homeland Security/Office of Immigration Statistics. In 2005, the nation did not make the list of the top 10 sources of illegal immigrants. The previous year, they were the last country listed, but no specific numbers were given. advertisement
Huckabee is currently the GOP front-runner in Iowa according to most polls. A Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll conducted December 20-23 and 26 has Huckabee leading former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney 36 percent to 28 percent among likely caucus goers. The poll's margin of error was plus or minus 7 percentage points.
As the campaigns enter the final stretch before the Iowa caucuses on January 3, Romney has gone on the attack against Huckabee, particularly focusing on Huckabee's record on illegal immigration issues while he was governor. E-mail to a friend E-mail to a friend
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Re: Huckabee's foreign policy knowledge questioned; repeated errors [Re: johnm214]
#7807820 - 12/28/07 03:59 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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What a silly bastard
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Re: Huckabee's foreign policy knowledge questioned; repeated errors [Re: johnm214]
#7807967 - 12/28/07 04:45 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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this is not news.
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Re: Huckabee's foreign policy knowledge questioned; repeated errors [Re: johnm214]
#7808021 - 12/28/07 05:07 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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"During an event Friday in Pella, Iowa, Huckabee said the crisis sparked by Bhutto's death should lead to a crackdown on illegal immigrants from Pakistan."
jesus....
if this idiot gets the nomination i will donate money to the cunt Hillary to beat him.
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Re: Huckabee's foreign policy knowledge questioned; repeated errors [Re: johnm214]
#7808080 - 12/28/07 05:32 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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"Mike Huckabee is a populist. His comments on Pakistan reflect a populist understanding of the crisis, which, is to say, not much," Schneider said. "Sure, the political establishment is snickering, but I doubt that his misstatements bother his supporters much."
that's a very scary quote.
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Re: Huckabee's foreign policy knowledge questioned; repeated errors [Re: lonestar2004]
#7808250 - 12/28/07 06:41 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Haha illegal immigrants from Pakistan thats a real problem... These candidates are as far from reality as possible.
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Re: Huckabee's foreign policy knowledge questioned; repeated errors [Re: The_Red_Crayon]
#7808759 - 12/28/07 09:49 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Epic lulz
Huckabee is such a moron!
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Re: Huckabee's foreign policy knowledge questioned; repeated errors [Re: Minstrel]
#7809020 - 12/28/07 10:57 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yep. The guy is a fucking retard. A retardo. This seems similar to the HIV comment a decade ago. He is a complete fucking idiot. Doesn't know shit about shit.
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Re: Huckabee's foreign policy knowledge questioned; repeated errors [Re: downforpot]
#7809121 - 12/28/07 11:16 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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meh... who cares... as long as he's not making comments as stupid as Bush.
I can just see Bush saying something like
"Packistan? Who's STAN and what's he PACKin for?"
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Re: Huckabee's foreign policy knowledge questioned; repeated errors [Re: BrAiN]
#7809489 - 12/29/07 01:25 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Bush is funny.
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