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Monday, March 16, 2009
Boomer with Attitude / News Why isn't Cheney in a straitjacket?
Posted By John Grooms on Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 11:13 AM
Former Vice President Dick Cheney's appearance on a Sunday talking-heads show could serve as an example of current, supposedly "conservative" thinking, i.e., he stubbornly held to failed policies, showed a stunning inability to learn from mistakes, blamed everything that's gone wrong on others, and, in general, was as shockingly delusional as he's always been. Here's a sampling of Cheney's Sunday lunacy:
1. Because of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, that country will not return to producing weapons of mass destruction or supporting terrorists. (Reality check: For the 10 millionth time, Iraq had no WMDs, nor did Hussein support al-Qaeda.)
2. The invasion also "undermined Iran's efforts to influence events in Iraq." (Reality check: Every serious study of the situation, including by United States, European and Israeli intelligence experts, says the exact opposite: the war has greatly strengthened Iran's hand in the Middle East, including its influence on Iraqi politics.)
3. President Obama's plans to close Gitmo and overseas CIA sites, stop the torture of prisoners, and suspend military trials for suspected terrorists until a new trial procedure is worked out, has made Americans less safe. Not only that, all of those slimy Cheney administration actions were "done legally ... in accordance with our constitutional practices and principles." In other news, up is down, black is white, "war is peace, freedom is slavery, and ignorance is strength." [1984 by George Orwell] (Reality check: Oh, forget it. If Cheney's B.S. isn't blindingly obvious here, then no facts I recite will change your mind. I particularly like the claim that torture, suspending rights, etc., etc., is legal. Sounds like Dick wants to take a foreign trip without being under threat of arrest for war crimes.)
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