An Experienced Leader: Foreign Policy
posted by on 02/5/08
From CBS News:
"If a tree falls in the forest and no one’s there to hear it, does that mean that it didn’t make a sound?" This was Mike Huckabee’s response when a reporter noted that a state newspaper had endorsed John McCain, calling Huckabee’s foreign policy experience unsettling. "The fact that they are not aware of, maybe, the experience that I do have traveling to 41 countries, visiting with several prime ministers, having many trade missions and dealing with
policy they may not be aware of, it doesn’t mean it did not happen, it may just mean they may not be aware of it," Huckabee continued.
"I also would remind people that what you would look for in a president is judgment. You look for the capacity to make decisions, and if you’ve been a governor, you’ve had more experience in actually making decisions and doing that across the broader battlefield than simply in the legislative body. Being able to pick an issue or two, focus on it, specialize in it, but maybe never have had the experience of looking at all of those issues and how they integrate together. In the executive branch, you don’t have the luxury of isolating issues, you have to integrate those issues and how they all function together."
Does Mike Huckabee have the experience to lead?
Mike Huckabee has as much experience as any other Governor who ever ran for President. Mike Huckabee has the leadership experience that comes with being an executive and has shown he can make tough executive decisions. He knows how to surround himself with good people, listen to advice, and make the best decision. He seems to be the only candidate with a clear grasp on the nature of this war as a radical religious mission of extermination and tyranny on the part of the terrorists. He believes in the Powell-Schwartzkopf doctrine of overwhelming engaging force, and fully
stresses that military decision-making should be delegated to our commanders with "the blood on their boots and the medals on their chests." This doesn’t sound much like a Jimmy Carter, but more like Theodore Roosevelt. "Speak softly, but carry a big stick." (source)
Executive experience is considerably more
important than foreign policy experience.
Mike Huckabee has that experience .
Why didn’t Huckabee spend more time communicating creative, Christian approaches to issues such as immigration, health care, and the economy? I respect a man who stands firmly for his faith, but since he says his faith guides him, it seems he had an opportunity to articulate more substantively what that would look like.
Hello Loren! Thanks for your comment. Actually Huckabee did spend a tremendous amount of time articulating creative and effective ways to resolve each of the issues you mentioned.
Immigration is a major strong point for Huckabee, which is why he was endorsed by Jim Gilchrist, the well-known founder of the Minuteman Project. You really ought to read and study Huckabee’s practical Secure America Plan.
Huckabee is the only candidate I know of who pointed out that “Our national health care system focuses on fixing the sick rather than preventing sickness.” He wants to encourage personal responsibility as opposed to Government-run socialized medicine or employer-controlled insurance. As Huckabee has stated, “I think the better idea is to turn [health care] over to each individual…I trust me a lot more than I trust the government or a lot more than I trust the insurance companies.” Just consider what Huckabee has already done in Arkansas. Or, get a clearer understanding of where he stands on this issue.
With regards to the economy, please read my post called The Truth on Taxes, which touches on the FairTax and how Huckabee’s fiscally conservative plan of action would revitalize our economy.
Huckabee has been very clear on both moral and economic issues and has offered creative and practical ways to resolve the key issues that our nation is currently facing.
Thank you again Robert for bringing these things to light.
He that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in God.