Huckabee: A Real Threat In Pakistan

Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said Sunday he thought President Bush has done well in bringing Pakistan and Gen. Pervez Musharraf "back to reality," but that the suspension of the country's constitution is unacceptable.

"We have to understand that there is a real threat to us in Pakistan in that if we have another terrorist attack, there's a good likelihood that it's going to be postmarked Pakistan," Huckabee said. "That's where Osama bin Laden is hiding somewhere in those caves."

Huckabee said his decade as Arkansas' governor prepared him well for dealing with foreign policy.

"You know, most governors have more experience than people realize," he told Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation. "I mean, I've traveled to nearly 40 countries. I've dealt with not only multinational trade agreements with corporations but also with heads of state."

The Republican also said Sunday that he respected rival Rudy Giuliani's outspokenness - but he playfully balked on whether he'd serve as the former New York mayor's running mate.

"I'd rather say, would I consider Rudy to be my running mate than would I be Rudy's," Huckabee said. "And I just don't know. I haven't figured that one out yet.

"But you know, I have respect for him. At least Rudy does tell us what he thinks, and that's refreshing, and that he's honest and forthright about his positions."

Huckabee also said he was puzzled that Giuliani picked up an endorsement from conservative televangelist Pat Robertson. Last week, conservative activist Donald Wildmon announced his backing of Huckabee.

"I salute Rudy for getting it. Wish I had had it, but I don't," Huckabee said. "But here's the good news for me. I believe that if you look at the value voter debates over the past several weeks, we've won every one of them. Not just by a squeak, but got more votes than all the other candidates put together."