• Mike Huckabee is against the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba feels that the question of Guantanamo is more of a 'symbolic issue' rather than anything else. The detainees according to him are treated better than the prisoners in the mainland.
• "It's (Guantanamo) more symbolic than it is a substantive issue because people perceive of mistreatment when in fact there are extraordinary means being taken to make sure these detainees are being given really every consideration," Huckabee said.
• Huckabee commented about the detention centre operated by military in the Guantanamo Bay as follows: "The inmates there were getting a whole lot better treatment in comparison to the prisoners in Arkansas. I hope our guys don't see this," said Huckabee. "They'll all want to be transferred to Guantanamo. If anything, it's too nice," added Huckabee.
• "But I tell you if we let somebody out and it turns out that they come and fly an airliner into one of our skyscrapers, we're going to be asking how come we didn't stop them, we had them detained," he said. "If we're going to make a mistake right now, let's make it on the side of protecting the American people."
• The existing system of dealing with the terror suspects detained in the Guantanamo, according to Huckabee's opinion, "reveals what's gone wrong" in the war against terrorism. He feels that erring for the sake of protecting the American citizens proves to be a better choice.
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