Why I won’t vote for Huckabee

by Infidelesto on December 15, 2007 · Comments

Two words: Foreign Policy

Here’s what Huckabee has to say about the war on Islamic terrorism: via Hotair, Foreign Affairs

Can anyone say…DHIMMI?

“American foreign policy needs to change its tone and attitude, open up, and reach out. The Bush administration’s arrogant bunker mentality has been counterproductive at home and abroad. My administration will recognize that the United States’ main fight today does not pit us against the world but pits the world against the terrorists…

As president, my goal in the Arab and Muslim worlds will be to calibrate a course between maintaining stability and promoting democracy. It is self-defeating to attempt too much too soon: doing so could mean holding elections that the extremists would win. But it is also self-defeating to do nothing. We must first destroy existing terrorist groups and then attack the underlying conditions that breed them: the lack of basic sanitation, health care, education, jobs, a free press, fair courts — which all translates into a lack of opportunity and hope. The United States’ strategic interests as the world’s most powerful country coincide with its moral obligations as the richest. If we do not do the right thing to improve life in the Muslim world, the terrorists will step in and do the wrong thing…

Sun-tzu’s ancient wisdom is relevant today: “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.” Yet we have not had diplomatic relations with Iran in almost 30 years; the U.S. government usually communicates with the Iranian government through the Swiss embassy in Tehran. When one stops talking to a parent or a friend, differences cannot be resolved and relationships cannot move forward. The same is true for countries. The reestablishment of diplomatic ties will not occur automatically or without the Iranians’ making concessions that serve to create a less hostile relationship…

Whereas there can be no rational dealings with al Qaeda, Iran is a nation-state seeking regional clout and playing the game of power politics we understand and can skillfully pursue. We cannot live with al Qaeda, but we might be able to live with a contained Iran.”

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  • Huckabee seems in the dark about a lot of things. His foreign policy is sticking out like a sore thumb especially since it's one of the defining issues for many conservatives. I think the evangelical bandwagon was very quick to jump aboard with Huckabee and the MSM has contributed a lot to lifting him up to be the republican nominee.

    I this issue will be the fatal blow to the Huckabee campaign.
  • harryparker410
    Huckabee actually said that the cause of Islamic fascism is "the lack of basic sanitation, health care, education, jobs, a free press, fair courts..."? The guy must have no sense as to the real threat. We can't afford a president who will base his national security on a mistaken premise.
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