After Mike Huckabee asserted that more non-South-of-the-border illegal immigration comes into the U.S. from Pakistan than any other place but not knowing where that face came from, Mike Huckabee’s campaign manager told reporters his candidate “has no foreign policy experience”.

After the assassination of Benazir Bhutto the focus has returned from social issues to foreign policy and national security ones leaving candidates like Huckabee facing new questions and criticism. Though there are several candidates who have no experience on these subjects Huckabee’s campaign is the first and so far last to just come right out admit that.

I have mixed feelings about the way the Bhutto tragedy yesterday was suddenly used for political gain by the candidates. I agree mostly with some assessments about the way different candidates handled it.

Clinton did the best job of putting her personal story with into a moment of highlighting her experience. McCain did the second best job, I thought, though he had a few too many “I” moments. Conversely Obama sounded way too stiff, detached and non-presidential in my opinion while Rudy Giuliani threw in too many “I lived through 911″ statements that didn’t really add up.

In addition though it was a nice political move for John Edward’s to seek an audience on the phone with Musharraf (he succeeded) I don’t entirely know what he gained by talking to the leader. In contrast again Joe Biden who held a press conference and who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and highlighted his experience and relationships with all the players, really hit it out of the park as to why his experience and knowledge matters.
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Edwards suggests taking down Musharraf could result in instability. Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto rejects the claim and suggests it is a repeating of Musharraf’s own scare tactics.