• 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.
		

• Mitt Romney is known for his rather 'explosive' views
against closing down Guantanamo Bay prison. 

• "You said they're at Guantanamo? I'm glad they're at
Guantanamo. I don't want them on our soil. I want them at
Guantanamo where they don't get the access to lawyers that they'd
get when they're on our soil. I don't want them in our prisons, I
want them there. Some people say that we should close Guantanamo,
my view is: ?We outta double Guantanamo."

• Not only the prison itself needs to be doubled but the
torture techniques used in the interrogation need to be
improvised. The quote goes: "we ought to make sure that the
terrorists... and there's no question but that in settling like
that where you have the ticking bomb, that the President of the
United States- not the CIA interrogator- the President of the
United States has to make the call. And Enhanced Interrogation
Techniques have to be used ? not torture, but enhanced
interrogation techniques. Yes."

• Romney feels that closing down the prison is certainly a
wrong act. In Helena, Montana, Romney while interacting with the
reporters said: "Guantanamo Bay plays an important role in
protecting our nation from violent, heinous terrorists."

• "I hope the administration does not take the course
which is being contemplated. I think Guantanamo is a symbol of
our resolve."

• The former Massachusetts governor had visited the
Guantanamo Bay in the spring of 2006. He said he "came away with
no concerns with regards to the fair and appropriate treating of
these individuals."   Romney would not hesitate to bring about
the harshest interrogation techniques in the wake of a severe
terrorist threat.