• Believes military strength is the best deterrent to enemies, but that strength also requires
great restraint.

• Huckabee has pointed out that he is all for the technological steps that have been endorsed
for national security like 'smart cards' that use RFID chips to identify the owners.

• He has said that he defends Guantanamo Bay detention facility as a very necessary step
towards securing the nation. 

• Huckabee has disapproved of the way the federal government has placed too much burden on
the states for homeland security. 

• Mike Huckabee has been actively involved as a representative of the state in the federal
committees that are devoted to national security.

• In October 2007 he said "I believe that we are currently engaged in a world war. This war
is not a conventional war, and these terrorists are not a conventional enemy."  Huckabee added, "The
top priority of the President as Commander in Chief is first and foremost protecting our own
citizens."  On the same day he also said "With a focus on renewed diplomacy and inclusion, we can
accomplish the goals of our nation without having to go it alone."

• Huckabee was part of the group that helped to form the Governors Homeland Security Advisory
Council and he said, "This council is a unique opportunity for states to have a unified voice in the
ongoing dialogue about how best to prevent and address homeland security and disaster concerns."

• Huckabee once said, "A true leader shares his power rather than shows his power. True
greatness is revealed by humility rather than hubris."

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