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Jon M. Huntsman Jr., who resigned as ambassador to China to explore a campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, said Friday that President Obama should not have intervened in Libya and that future military engagements should be weighed carefully based on their financial toll to the United States.
“It’s an affordability issue,” Mr. Huntsman said.
“With all of our deployments and all of our engagements abroad, we need to ask a fundamental question: Can we afford to do this?...”
Mr. Huntsman made the remarks as he began introducing himself to voters here during a five-day listening tour of New Hampshire. The visit is the first significant step he has taken as he considers whether to join the Republican campaign to challenge Mr. Obama.
In a question-and-answer session with reporters, Mr. Huntsman outlined elements of a foreign policy agenda for the first time since he started contemplating a presidential bid.
He first criticized the president’s decision to impose a no-fly zone over Libya in an interview on “Good Morning America” on ABC, but was asked to expound on his view after meeting voters...
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/huntsman-criticizes-obama-on-libya/
“It’s an affordability issue,” Mr. Huntsman said.
“With all of our deployments and all of our engagements abroad, we need to ask a fundamental question: Can we afford to do this?...”
Mr. Huntsman made the remarks as he began introducing himself to voters here during a five-day listening tour of New Hampshire. The visit is the first significant step he has taken as he considers whether to join the Republican campaign to challenge Mr. Obama.
In a question-and-answer session with reporters, Mr. Huntsman outlined elements of a foreign policy agenda for the first time since he started contemplating a presidential bid.
He first criticized the president’s decision to impose a no-fly zone over Libya in an interview on “Good Morning America” on ABC, but was asked to expound on his view after meeting voters...
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/huntsman-criticizes-obama-on-libya/
