Guantanamo Bay Is A Prison?

I'm not sure how many people realize this. Guantanamo Bay is a prison. It houses prisoners, those who have been accused of crimes against the United States. There are about 550 detainees held there. They eat wonderful meals like Lemon Chicken with Rice. They have arrows inside pointing to the East so that those who are Muslim can pray several times a day. They have foot print markings so that soldiers know where to step so that they don't disturb the prisoners while they pray. They are given a vast library and the Koran to read.

There are accusations of torture in this facility. The torture described in these accusations is people being led around in the nude, wearing women's underwear, standing in "stress positions", and having water dripped on the head. Eating the same rations as our military is considered torture, too. Nobody has ever died there.

Gitmo, as this place is commonly called, doesn't sound like much of a prison. They eat better than my kids do at school. My kids certainly don't get the kind of meals that this place offers. They are allowed to pray and offered their meals according to their beliefs. Our public schools are in an uproar if our kids pray for safety and sportsmanship before a sporting event. Our public buildings aren't allowed to have a copy of the 10 Commandments on the walls. Some of this so-called torture is the equivalent of college hijinks or strange sexual practices.

What is a prison supposed to be? When we detain prisoners of war, aren't we supposed to get information from them? If this means we have to run bamboo under their fingernails, so be it. If it means they have to walk around in women's underwear and have water dripped on their head, great! It's prison. It's supposed to be rough. War isn't pretty. It isn't easy and it shouldn't be easy on prisoners. To be honest, if I was in charge, they wouldn't even be able to worship with the Koran. They would have to understand that their way of worshipping lead them to believe that we are their great enemy and they committed acts of terror on us. Let their god save them or they will suffer the consequences.

Not all Muslims believe we are the great enemy. As a matter of fact, I would venture to say that most all Muslims don't agree with what this minority did in committing acts of terror. I grew up with a best friend who is Muslim and he loved living in this country and also loved his homeland of Bangladesh. His marriage had been prearranged as his family's custom is and he gave me a few tips when meeting members of his family so that I didn't offend anyone. He was a great friend and we listened to music together, hung out and goofed off with comics and toys, and pretended to be super heroes. We got along well. He never considered me an enemy and I'm a Christian preacher's kid.

I do wish that the media would quit portraying the US as bad guys and I also wish that these groups like Amnesty would do the same. The United States is a great nation and a nation to be proud of. You don't have to agree with everything we do, but we are still a great nation and we are not bad guys. This nation is made up of great people from all walks of life. When you insult or attack our country, you insult and attack our people. When you insult or attack or government, you insult and attack our people. We vote on our leaders. We are allowed to speak freely and vote on changes in our leaders when we feel the need. It's not perfect, but as close as I've ever seen in history for a free representative republic. Now if we can only get a bunch of the political correctness out and common sense back in... Freedom is awesome! Pass it on!