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   Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee slammed the White House for   
   its weakness on foreign policy, saying the United States'   
   standing in the world has diminished under President Barack   
   Obama and its next leader faces a tough task in rebuilding   
   America's might.   
      
   He pointed to the current situation in Ukraine during his 10-   
   minute speech at the Conservative Political Action Committee   
   gathering in Maryland, and blasted Obama for allowing Russian   
   President Vladimir Putin to take advantage of our weakness.   
      
   I know the only time that Vladimir Putin shivers is when he   
   takes his shirt off in the cold Russian winter," Huckabee said   
   spawning laughter among CPAC attendees.   
      
   He said,  "no one trusts us, no one listens to us, no one   
   respects us, no one fears us."   
      
   Huckabee, who is weighing a possible presidential campaign in   
   2016, says the United States has reduced its military power and   
   other nations have taken advantage of it.   
      
   Huckabee spoke at the second day of CPAC.   
      
   Huckabee stuck to well-tested topics in the speech, moslty   
   focusing on Obama's foreign policy mistakes and those of his   
   administration.   
      
   He also threw down the gauntlet at former Secretary of State   
   Hillary Clinton, suggesting that it is fair game to question her   
   actions while in office as part of a future presidential run.   
      
   “Bill Clinton is not going to be on the ballot in 2016 or 2014.   
   It’s very possible that his wife will. What she said, what she   
   did, how she has served both as a senator, as secretary of state   
   that’s all fair play,” he told reporters after his speech.   
      
   Huckabee also brought a message of traditional conservative   
   values that led to mild applause from the audience when he spoke   
   of providing better services for veterans and members of the   
   armed forces.   
      
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