Mike Huckabee,  President 2008

Mike Huckabee Watch: Opposes GITMO and Waterboarding

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Mike Huckabee today at Pastors and Pews Conference in Des Moines, Iowa

As Mike Huckabee booms into the first tier, scrutiny of his stand on the issues begins.

After the Iowa poll showed that Republican voters like him but found him much less “presidential” and “electable” than Romney, Huckabee sought to build his foreign policy credentials, meeting with a group of retired generals who are in Des Moines to urge the 2008 candidates to commit to opposing torture. After the meeting, Huckabee joined Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in declaring his opposition to the interrogation procedure known as “waterboarding,” and said he would support closing the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a contrast with the other leading Republicans.

These positions are in stark contrast to Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani and most conservatives.

Watch for contrast mail and television on these issues including illegal alien children tuition breaks.

Flap would NEVER support the closing of Gitmo and believes that “Waterboarding” and other interrogation techniques should be reserved to the discretion of the President in time of extreme necessity.

Stay tuned…..

Update:

Mike Huckabee responds at his blog:

The men and women of our Armed Forces have served and acted honorably in their duties at Guantanamo Bay and we greatly appreciate their service in keeping our nation free, safe and secure.

I have visited Guantanamo Bay and know that the detainees are more than adequately cared for.

My concern is that the facility has become a distraction from our Global War on Terror. Other facilities, like Fort Leavenworth, can serve the same purpose without the controversy.

As for specific procedures concerning detainee adjudication, like all Americans, I await the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Boumediene case, which will determine if detainees have habeas corpus rights.

As President, my overriding concern in dealing with the suspected terrorists will always be our national security interests.  As I stated in June, my first priority will be the protection of the American people and ensuring that all suspected terrorists remain in our custody.

Distraction?  What are you talking about?
Uhhhhhhh NO WAY……

And, sir what would you do with the detainees?  Move them to SuperMax? or California? Or worse, let them be deported back to their home countries so they can plot again?

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