Huckabee Sees WH 'Bunker Mentality'

[loveangelc]

Source: Associated Press

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Mike Huckabee, who has joked about his lack of foreign policy experience, is criticizing the Bush administration's efforts, denouncing a go-it-alone "arrogant bunker mentality" and questioning decisions on Iraq.

Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor now running for the Republican presidential nomination, lays out a policy plan that is long on optimism but short on details in the January-February issue of the journal Foreign Affairs, which is published by the Council on Foreign Relations. A copy of his article was released Friday.

"American foreign policy needs to change its tone and attitude, open up, and reach out," Huckabee said. "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."

In one specific criticism, Huckabee said Bush did not send enough troops to invade Iraq. And he accused the president of marginalizing Gen. Eric Shinseki, the Army chief of staff, who said at the outset of the war that it might take several hundred thousand U.S. troops to control Iraq after the invasion. "I would have met with Shinseki privately and carefully weighed his advice," Huckabee said.

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I hope this doesn't hurt him in winning the Republican nomination. A Huckabee nomination would be like a late Christmas present.

[Rageneau]

1. Poor Huck. He has no idea the sh*tstorm about to descend on him.

[opihimoimoi]

2. Hucky is unlucky

Toast....

[calimary]

3. Just remember, though, we underestimate him at our peril.

He makes me nervous. It's that damned "likeability" schtick. If they like you, they'll overlook ANYTHING. Just look at how much bush has gotten away with. And he came in with a very strong "likeability" and "aw-shucks" factor. People forgive him anything. ANYTHING. So did the media. He proved to be unimpressive, lightweight, even disappointing. The honeymoon was wearing off. Remember when Jeffords defected, throwing the majority briefly back to the Dems? And funny enough, America had started to cool to him just when 9/11 hit...

The Reverend Governor Gomer (maybe huck-a-Pyle?) makes me nervous.

[AndyTiedye]

5. We'll Be Soooo Fuckabeeed if He Wins

[Zynx]

10. That's Catholic. For a Protestant equivilant, look at Cromwell.

[mitchum]

6. I share your concern for the same reason

I certainly don't like Huckabee, but he does have that likeability factor to which many people reflexively respond.

[goclark]

8. Gomer! That's it ~ I love that name

"Gov Gomer" makes you think that he is a small town boy and a regular guy.

Bye, Bye Gomer ~ you don't speak like that against the Big Boys.

[SpiralHawk]

4. "Jah. Der Bunker Mentality. Zis is verrry interesting." - Commander AWOL Bush

[Javaman]

7. as opposed to huckleberry's blow job

to the fundies.

[Toots]

9. But Cheney stated with a very straight face

"It is better to be feared than to be loved" Apparently that philosophy isn't working out to well for the GOP at the moment..

[annie1]

11. That was hot.