• 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."

• He voted against the original Patriot Act of 2001 and later for bills reauthorizing the act
as a compromise, believing the new version is still better than what the White House originally
proposed and does modestly improve the Patriot Act by strengthening civil liberty protection without
sacrificing the tools that law enforcement needs to keep us safe.

?• Obama wants Homeland Security money targeted more towards high-risk areas such as nuclear
facilities, chemical plants and ports.
 
?• He introduced legislation to enhance disaster preparedness and to strengthen the security
of chemical plants and drinking water security.

• He wants more quality tracking of nuclear technology and spent nuclear fuel so that it
doesn't end up in terrorist hands.

• When asked to describe the Obama doctrine for the use of force when there was no security
issue in the offing, he replied, "Well, we may not always have national security issues at stake,
but we have moral issues at stake."
	
• When asked, during his presidential interview with Katie Couric of CBS News, to explain a
national security situation when it was appropriate to lie to the American people, Obama was of the
opinion, "I don't think it's appropriate to lie. I mean, you can put together a hypothetical where
there is a national security emergency that is imminent. And you don?t want to provide, for example,
the location of our troops. You don?t have to lie in those situations. You simply say, ?We?re not
answering questions." 
	
• Barack Obama thinks that the problems of terrorism are one of the most terrible threats
that the US faces. 
	
• "The way we have to approach the problem of Islamic extremism, is we have to hunt down
those who would resort to violence to move their ideology forward. We should be going after al Qaeda
and those networks fiercely and effectively," stated Obama on CNN Late Edition July 13th 2008.
	
• Human rights and national security are complementary, stated Obama when he was questioned
about whether human rights were more important than American national security. 

• Laura Flanders on 11th November 2007 quoted Obama saying, "The threat that we face now is
nowhere near as dire as it was in the Cold War. We shouldn?t allow our politics to be driven by the
fear of terrorism."

• Palin has stated that both a nuclear Iran and an unstable Pakistan are terribly unsafe. 
	
• She proclaimed that she would try her level best to reach out democracy for those who want
freedom, independence, tolerance, and respect for equality and fight terrorism. 
	
• She also feels that countries which house violent economic terrorists are the most
dangerous threat to America.

• Palin feels that energy is the basis of national security.

• Palin has repeatedly conveyed to the military work force how very much she supports them. 
	
• She supports efforts to do away with Islamic extremism, and terrorists whose main goal is
to ruin the United States of America. In her interview with Charlie Gibson, Palin stated that "If
there is legitimate and enough intelligence that tells us that a strike is imminent against American
people, we have every right to defend our country. In fact, the President has the obligation, the
duty to defend."

• When questioned about what important cause Sarah Palin would campaign for if she was
contesting for the post of President, she replied that "I would push a strong military and a sound
energy policy. I believe that Alaska can help set an example on energy policy."

• As governor of Alaska, Palin proclaimed May 1st 2007 as 'Loyalty Day' and called upon
Alaskans to come forward and support this national observance, exhibit the flag of USA and confirm
their loyalty to the country.

• Mitt Romney feels that USA should hike up military spending to 4% of the country's GDP.  He
also believes that the Government should increase the active duty work force by ten thousand.

• Mitt Romney stands for wire tapping mosques to keep a check on Islamic terrorists and feels
that USA should stridently hike up the military investment to counter act racial jihad.
	
• Romney feels that USA should employ both military and diplomatic actions to win the
Jihadists. He supports bringing in a global and non military effort to counter act jihad. He also
told the press "I want to bring in a real strong team of people who have different backgrounds, a
lot from the private sector, and I want to take on a whole series of efforts."
	
• He thinks that USA should not weaken Musharaff of Pakistan as they need an ally to counter
act Bin Laden.

• One of the most important things that Romney regrets in life is not having joined the
military even though he was eligible for the draft.

• Romney believes that the FBI should have the power to wiretap mosques and spy on new
Muslims who came to reside in the country. 

• He once stated, "my view is, we ought to double Guantanamo" so that the terrorist will be
prevented from getting any access to lawyers.

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