Tom Price: “recent comments alleging mistreatment of prisoners at Guantanamo are not only insulting, they are wrong. The 545…”

“recent comments alleging mistreatment of prisoners at Guantanamo are not only insulting, they are wrong. The 545 prisoners being interrogated at Guantanamo are properly housed and fed, they receive medical care, and have their religious needs met. A U.S. Senator made statements last week that were clearly imprudent and unwise, comparing treatment of detainees to acts of genocide and repression. Millions of people died in the camp cited by the Senator, and no one has died at Guantanamo. While American troops are busy attacking and defeating terrorism, our tax dollars are providing Korans, prayer rugs, and healthy meals to the terrorist prisoners at Guantanamo. It is not Pol Pot at Guantanamo, it is pot roast. To purport that there is a moral equivalency between the acts of dictatorial madmen of the 20th century and the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo does a disservice to history, to our national honor, and to each member of our military who risk their lives every day preserving the privileges we enjoy. I call on the Senator to talk to the guards at Guantanamo and get the facts straight. Then he should apologize to them, to the rest of our soldiers, and to the American people. ____________________”