Obama already misplaces priorities

The economy is in shambles. Unemployment rate is rising. Home values are plummeting. Loans are defaulting. Banks are imploding.

And what does President Obama do during his first days in office?

Obama issues an Executive Order to close Guantanamo Bay ("Gitmo") Naval Base and review each of the detainee's case to determine whether prosecution is possible in the U.S. He's also ending waterboarding as an interrogation technique.

Frank Beckmann writes in The Detroit News:

The argument for closing Guantanamo and ending tough interrogation methods has been that the world thinks less of us because of these issues.

But the attacks of 9/11 and earlier -- the bombings of the World Trade Center, African embassies and Marine barracks in Lebanon -- all occurred before Guantanamo became an adjective and when waterboarding became a U.S. practice. The terrorists attacked anyway because of their religious hatred of the West and its way of life.

He hits the nail right on the head. Why does Obama care so much what the world thinks of America? The administration's priority is to protect Americans at home and abroad. By moving to close Gitmo so promptly, he is sending the wrong message to our enemies.