Posted on 11/16/2005 4:05:19 PM PST by Oeconomicus
CHENEY FIGHTS BACK Wed Nov 16 2005 18:56:46 ET Excerpts As Prepared For Delivery Tonight by Vice President Cheney
THE VICE PRESIDENT: "As most of you know, I have spent a lot of years in public service, and first came to work in Washington, D.C. back in the late 1960s. I know what it’s like to operate in a highly charged political environment, in which the players on all sides of an issue feel passionately and speak forcefully.
In such an environment people sometimes lose their cool, and yet in Washington you can ordinarily rely on some basic measure of truthfulness and good faith in the conduct of political debate. But in the last several weeks we have seen a wild departure from that tradition.
And the suggestion that’s been made by some U. S. senators that the President of the United States or any member of this Administration purposely misled the American people on pre-war intelligence is one of the most dishonest and reprehensible charges ever aired in this city...
Some of the most irresponsible comments have, of course, come from politicians who actually voted in favor of authorizing force against Saddam Hussein. These are elected officials who had access to the intelligence, and were free to draw their own conclusions.
They arrived at the same judgment about Iraq’s capabilities and intentions that was made by this Administration and by the previous Administration. There was broad-based, bipartisan agreement that Saddam Hussein was a threat … that he had violated U.N. Security Council Resolutions … and that, in a post-9/11 world, we couldn’t afford to take the word of a dictator who had a history of WMD programs, who had excluded weapons inspectors, who had defied the demands of the international community, who had been designated an official state sponsor of terror, and who had committed mass murder.
Those are facts.
What we’re hearing now is some politicians contradicting their own statements and making a play for political advantage in the middle of a war. The saddest part is that our people in uniform have been subjected to these cynical and pernicious falsehoods day in and day out. American soldiers and Marines are out there every day in dangerous conditions and desert temperatures – conducting raids, training Iraqi forces, countering attacks, seizing weapons, and capturing killers – and back home a few opportunists are suggesting they were sent into battle for a lie.
The President and I cannot prevent certain politicians from losing their memory, or their backbone – but we’re not going to sit by and let them rewrite history.
We’re going to continue throwing their own words back at them. And far more important, we’re going to continue sending a consistent message to the men and women who are fighting the war on terror in Iraq, Afghanistan, and many other fronts.
We can never say enough how much we appreciate them, and how proud they make us. They and their families can be certain: That this cause is right … and the performance of our military has been brave and honorable … and this nation will stand behind our fighting forces with pride and without wavering until the day of victory.
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Oh, how I just LOVE Chaney!!!
Could have done this 2yrs ago!
Indeed he is. A lying, sniveling backstabbing cowardly street punk.
I would LOVE it if that happened. big "IF"
could you imagine the suicide rate among liberals in November 2008 if that pair took the presidency? oh man!
Heck, it's not hard for me: John Kerry, Mr. "I actually did vote for the $87 billion...before I voted against it."
What I think about this POS, would get me banned.
Looks like the DUer type has rallied to that poll.
He should've named all of them. They make me sick.
CNN Video of VP Cheney and mousy Reid.
http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/clickability/index.html?url=/video/politics/2005/11/17/crowley.cheney.clout.cnn
Did you hear Hayden smack down Rangel on Fox a few minutes ago?
:O)
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"Did you hear Hayden smack down Rangel on Fox a few minutes ago? "
Dang I missed that. I was listening to Roger Hedgecock (todays fill-in for Rush) reading what all the alphabet news media were saying in 1998 and backing up Clintons decision to go to war against Saddam/Iraq. A complete 180 to what they say now.
This brrought a HUGE smile to my face!! Its about time!!!
Me too. If only he didn't have heart problems...
Best VP ever.
"Me too. If only he didn't have heart problems..."
BillJeff wasn't exactly a picture of health.
I think you may well be right - thank you for those words of insight
I am certain silent jonny would be very honoured for you to do so
:0)
I love it.. especially the losing backbone part..
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