WOLF BLITZER: "Let's go back out to the campaign trail right now. Presidential candidate appears to be trying to change the subject after making what some are calling a notable gaffe. That would be republican Mike Huckabee. He's a former governor with less foreign policy experience than some of his rivals. Now some are wondering if that is becoming obvious out on the campaign trail. Let's go out to Iowa, Dana Bash is watching all of this unfold. You've learned about the concerns inside Huckabee's own camp about his national security experience. Explain to our viewers what's going on."
DANA BASH: "Well, Wolf, in a very candid moment today, a senior Huckabee campaign official told me that with their candidate, quote, 'There is no foreign policy credential.' And that unlike many other presidential candidates, he can't boast about knowing Benazir Bhutto. This official also said that until they can, quote, 'get him briefed' and up to speed on Pakistan, they're going to try to bring it closer to home. Mike Huckabee is responding to crisis in Pakistan in an offbeat way, tying it to a red hot campaign issue: immigration."
GOVERNOR MIKE HUCKABEE: "There were more Pakistanis who illegally crossed the border than of any other nationality except for those immediately south of our border. 660 last year. That's a lot of illegals from Pakistan."
BASH: "Sounding an alarm about illegal Pakistanis in America is a surprising tactic for a candidate who preaches tolerance. He dismissed any concern it looks like xenophobia."
HUCKABEE: "No none. Not at all. I'm just saying that a lot of Americans sitting in Pella, Iowa maybe look halfway around the world and say how does that affect me?"
BASH: "When asked by CNN for the source of his statistic, 660 illegal Pakistanis, Huckabee seemed unsure."
HUCKABEE: "Its come largely from CIA numbers, and ill get u the exact source, but those are numbers that i got today from a briefing, and I believe they're CIA and/or immigration numbers."
BASH: "A senior Huckabee campaign official admitted to CNN the former Arkansas governor has, quote, 'no foreign policy credential.' that's why his campaign turned to immigration, a top concern for Iowa GOP voters especially men he's been losing ground with. The pivot followed a gaffe, not appearing to know martial law was lifted in Pakistan two weeks ago."