• Mike Huckabee has expressed his full support for the war in Afghanistan and is also of the impression that the "war should not be judged while the United States is in the midst of it."
• Huckabee agrees that the Al Qaeda is a threatening cancer diagnosed in Afghanistan but drives home the theory that one does not deal with cancer by "pretending it doesn't exist."
• He is all praise for President Obama's wise decisions regarding the war on terror in Afghanistan and feels everyone should extend their 'non-partisan' support to the President as he aims to finish America's international involvement in the eight-year Afghanistan war.
• However, he has expressed his displeasure in withdrawing the American troops from America in July 2011. Huckabee has brushed aside this timetable as 'a huge mistake' and is not too optimistic that President Obama will be able to stick to his time line, without running the risk of ultimately abandoning it.
• Huckabee has reasons for his opposition of a public timetable and justifies it with the simple theory that the Taliban, Al Qaeda and the Afghan locals will perceive this mention of a specific date as evidence that the American troops will, most certainly, leave the country within the first few days of July 2011. This step alone, Huckabee feels, is a wrong message that will demoralize the Afghan and Pakistani armed forces and make the countries more unstable.
• According to Huckabee, the Afghanistan government has been highly disappointing and clearly stated that the US cannot withdraw.
• Huckabee continues to insist his viewpoint that neighboring countries should extend their support, both militarily and financially.
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