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Declined 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate
Former Governor of Alaska
Sarah Palin
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Palin position on Guantanamo
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• Sarah Palin is against Obama's plan to close the Guantanamo Bay prison and believes his plan is a reckless one. Palin is generally against Obama's approach to terrorism, viewing it as fundamentally flawed.
• Palin believes that the terrorists of Guantanamo should be treated as wartime enemies and not as suspects who are only alleged to have committed crimes. Palin feels that a terrorist who is responsible for the massacre of hundreds of people should not be treated as a common criminal.
• Palin believes that taking strong military measures might be the right approach in dealing with the terrorists. The real nature of terrorism must be addressed in the form of a military commander-in-chief. Dealing the terrorists by a constitutional law professor is by no means a wise decision. Thus Palin discredits the importance of law and legal mechanisms in dealing with the terror suspects or terrorists.
• Palin believes that radical Islam extremism, with which America is at war, is not a mere law enforcement issue. It only tends to compromise the nation's security as was witnessed in the 1990s and most importantly on 11th September 2001.
• According to Palin, the constitutional provisions which Obama's plan tries to implement will grant the foreign born terrorists the privilege to remain silent which will further risk the lives of many Americans. Giving them access to the American courtrooms will only result in the manipulation of the legal system. This might also give them the access to classified information too.
• Acts of terrorism are not isolated events but well orchestrated events. They are to be dealt with stringently. Closing down the Guantanamo prison and giving them a trial in the mainland US is not the option.
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