From Lalit K Jha
Washington, Jun 22 (PTI) Jon Huntsman, till recently the US Ambassador to China, formally announced his 2012 presidential bid today, calling for an a need to withdraw from wars and rebuild "our core here at home".
The Republican presidential hopeful, however, also warned against repeating "past mistakes" while managing the end of these conflicts.
"Internationally, we will lead the world in a way that speaks to pre-eminence. And let us not forget that we are a nation at war," Huntsman said, in his speech in New Jersey overlooking the Statue of Liberty in the presence of about a 100 people.
"We're at war, ladies and gentlemen. And we must manage the end of these conflicts without repeating past mistakes that made our engagement longer and our sacrifices greater than they should have been," he said.