US Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee cannot help but cringe at the thought of President Obama's failed foreign policies. As far as he is concerned, Obama is severely lagging behind Russian President Vladimir Putin.

He even told Fox News' "American Newsroom" host Bill Hemmer on Thursday that Obama "has been rolled by Vladimir Putin like a California sushi" on Syria, and it's "just been embarrassing to watch."

"Whether it's the red line or Russia going in to prop up [Syrian President Bashar al] Assad, the results are the same," the former Arkansas governor said. "Putin is leading; Obama is following. I'm not sure anybody, even his staunchest defenders, can say leading from behind has led to anything but an unmitigated national disaster."

Adding to Obama's humiliation, the Syrian rebels whom the US has been funding and training are now at the mercy of the Russian air force, and the US military could not do anything to help them.

Should he become the next American president, Huckabee vowed that he will not be like Obama and that he would work hard to uphold the credibility of the United States.

"People need to trust and even fear the United States of America," he said. "They don't do any of those things because this president picked the wrong side in Syria, he misjudged Yemen. He announced his intentions in Afghanistan which turned out to be a disaster. Pulled the troops out of Iraq without a Status of Forces Agreement."

Huckabee thinks that Obama's problems started long ago when he decided to take on the presidency, even if he is clearly not yet ready for it. He also believes that Obama's "philosophical understanding of the enemy" has no truth in it.

Echoing the statements made by fellow GOP candidate New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Huckabee said the White House needs a governor to run it. "We need a governor who isn't afraid to make decisions and enforce the law," he stressed.