comMITTed to Romney!

Ann Marie Blodgett

Talking Globe Might Help Huck About Now! December 28th, 2007 | 1 Comment | Posted in Benazir Bhutto, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Pakistan, Video

I’m sure one of his campaign staffers can easily go to —–>Amazon and Purchase one for him (they are only $139.95…I’m sure that he can afford at least that much considering all that money he’s making from his speaking fees while he’s running for President) so he can get up to speed in terms of International Relations and Geography. He seems to be inept in this kind of knowledge.

For example:

Governor Huckabee appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” and once again demonstrated his foreign policy inexperience by claiming that Pakistan’s “eastern borders” are “near Afghanistan.”

GOV. HUCKABEE: People who questioned my view of foreign policy probably need go back and read the speech that I delivered back in Washington in September. I talked about Pakistan and the delicate situation and the fact that at that time when the three people, Sharif, Bhutto, and Musharraf all in the bid for the leadership position, how delicate it was and how while Bhutto probably brought the most pro-American position, both she and Sharif brought essentially centrist and secular perspectives to the government. We have seen what happen in the Musharraf government, he has told us he does not have enough control of those eastern borders near Afghanistan to be able go after the terrorists. But on the other hand, did he not want us going in.

In a post entitled, “Get This Man A Map!,” Marc Ambinder at The Atlantic comments: “Not to pick on Gov. Huckabee, but — again — in times of crises, little details count. Pakistan shares its western border with Afghanistan … Not an eastern border.”

Of course, this gaffe comes after Gov. Huckabee incorrectly implied that martial law was still in effect in Pakistan and offered his “sincere concern and apologies for what has happened in Pakistan.”

—–>Huckabee’s Reaction to Bhutto Assassination Which now has an update with his attempted at explaining away his error.

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Vic Lundquist

WSJ Analysis on Bhutto December 28th, 2007 | Comments Off | Posted in Analysis, Commentary, and Editorials, Benazir Bhutto, Mitt Romney, Op/Ed, The Wall Street Journal

Great, brief analysis:

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Ann Marie Blodgett

My Tribute to Benazir Bhutto December 27th, 2007 | 3 Comments | Posted in Benazir Bhutto, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Mitt Romney, Pakistan, Terrorism

I’ve had an emotionally turbulent day anyway, it began this morning when I spoke to my dying nephew on the phone as I’m unable to travel to see him before he parts this earth. So, I was already on shaky ground there. Moving forward, when I made the rounds of all my news sources (first stopping at Politico, and then moving on to the ore MSM varieties) I was stunned to hear that Benazir Bhutto had been assassinated. My heart just sunk to hear of it. I guess already being emotional was part of it, but I also believe there was more to it.

I’ve always admired her. I’ve forever had an intense interest in politics and have desired to run for office myself one day, and while I’m not a raging feminist and desire to have female Presidents and Prime Ministers for the sake of having them, I have always loved following female leaders in the world that had the strength, fortitude, and determination to bring about change to this world (I also highly admire Margaret Thatcher and her steel resolve as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom). The thing that set Ms. Bhutto apart from Thatcher though was the fact that she became Prime Minister in of all places Pakistan, a very Muslim Nation where it’s most remarkable that it ever happened. Bhutto had moxie. She was one tough woman. I was delighted to see her return from exile to her home country, and even more happy to see that she was running to be Prime Minister again. I have felt a high level of anger toward the Pakistani government of late. I feel that our once “ally” hasn’t done much to nurture that relationship. I had strong hopes that if Bhutto were to win again that that area of the world had some hope for itself. With her death, things are that much more tumultuous than they were before. To conclude, I wish her husband and three children peace. I hope that someone within her group of supporters can rise up and take on the mantle that she was trying to put forth. Rest in peace Ms. Bhutto you’ll surely be missed by this world.

—–>Killed Bhutto’s body flown home.

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Ann Marie Blodgett

Is This Who You Want Running Our Foreign Policy??? December 27th, 2007 | 3 Comments | Posted in Benazir Bhutto, CBS News, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Pakistan

UPDATE: Read somewhere today that the Huck could sharpen those Foreign Policy Skills with —–>one of these. I think I agree, it quite might be beneficial for the Huck.

UPDATE II: You must check this out from —–>HotAir. Please be sure to check out the comments section, if nothing for comic relief.

Huck receives “call from God”

From: —–>Huckabee Reaction to Bhutto Assassination.

Mike Huckabee strode out to the strains of “Right Now” by Van Halen and immediately addressed the Bhutto situation, expressing “our sincere concern and apologies for what has happened in Pakistan.”

He said the assassination is a reminder that here in the US, we are lucky to vote “not with bullets but with ballots,” and said “I guess we are sometimes lulled into failing to appreciate the magnitude” of the democratic process.

I asked him what he would do right now if he were President to tackle the situation. He avoided taking a strong policy position, saying he would offer sincere sympathies to the people of Pakistan, and monitor who’s behind it. When asked what he thinks of the Musharraf government and how it has handled the security situation and aid from the US, he replied, “I think today is not the best day to comment on what the Musharraf government should or shouldn’t have done” though “we need a full accounting of that money.” He was also asked if today’s news highlights why the next President needs to have foreign policy, which he lacks. His response: “I think it’s more important to have the right principles for the American people.”

He made a bad choice of words when saying the U.S. needs to consider “what impact does it have on whether or not there’s going to be martial law continuing in Pakistan.” He should have said whether or not martial law will be reinstated – it was lifted nearly two weeks ago. A minor slip, maybe, but not a subject he wants to mess up on when he is already considered weak in the area of foreign policy.

My 5th Grader could have gave better answers to these questions, and he has special needs (not that I’m knocking those with special needs mind you).

I’ve got to show you some of the comments to this post at From the Road.

• Based on his lack of foreign Policy knowledge and history of ignorance in such matters, I wonder if Mr. Huckabee could find Pakistan on a map, let alone know who Benzir Bhutto is, her history and what the significance of her assassination is to U.S. interests and U.S.-Pakistani relations.

  He seems to rely more on scripted, one or two sentence soundbites when dealing with matters such as this- indicating a lack of understanding and gravitas in relation to foreign affairs. One example is his offering ”apologies” to the people of Pakistan. What exactly does he mean? Does he realize that this statement will be used by our enemies as indication of possible US culpability in this assassination? A very confusing and intemperate comment at such a critical time.

• “our sincere concern and apologies for what has happened in Pakistan.”

  I wonder what Huckabee is apologizing for? Is he suggesting that the United States is to blame for he assassination? If he is, I”d be curious to see how this stance affects his campaign.

Contrast this with Governor Romney’s Response:

Governor Mitt Romney On Today’s Events In Pakistan.

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