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Dick Cheney called the killing of the U.S.-born al Qaida cleric in Yemen on Friday "a very good strike" and "justified" in an appearance on CNN's “State of the Union” Sunday.
But he also said Obama should take back his criticism of the Bush administration's tactics in the war on terrorism.
"The thing I am waiting for is for the administration to go back and correct something they said two years ago, when they criticized us for quote overreacting to the events of 9/11," Cheney said. "They in effect said we had walked away from our ideals, taking policy contrary to our ideals when we had enhanced interrogation techniques. They have clearly moved in the direction of taking robust action when they feel it is justified. In this case, it was. They need to go back and reconsider what the president said in Cairo."
The former vice president was referencing the speech Obama delivered in Cairo in 2009, in which he said the the trauma of 9/11 caused American to "act contrary to our ideals" and announced that "I have unequivocally prohibited the use of torture by the United States" and ordered Guantanamo Bay to be closed.
[...] "He slandered the nation," Liz Cheney added, "and I think he owes an apology to the American people. Those are the policies that kept us safe."
Comments
I hate it when I find myself even in part agreeing with Dick Cheney. Obama has effectively sanctioned many of Bush's actions by repeating them, or at least "rhyming" with them. No, I don't want Obama to apologize to Bush, but I would appreciate it if he apologized to us.
And then, even more importantly, stopped it.
by Verified Atheist on Sun, 10/02/2011 - 8:56pm
This. I'm not even worried about an apology.
by kgb999 on Sun, 10/02/2011 - 10:45pm
Anyone interested in more sophisticated comparisons between Bush & Obama "war on terror" policy, I recommend following this guy's link, a comment I ran across on Yglesias' blog post on topic:
Note that the Charles Savage Kindle single that he links to is titled
Power Wars: Unmasking National Security Legal Policy Deliberations Under Bush & Obama
by artappraiser on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 1:24am
So let's see if I've got this straight.
Dick Cheney & Co. assumed these extraordinary powers unto themselves based upon their theories regarding the unitary executive.
And then Obama embraced these powers as a matter of law because Cheney & Co. had previously established them as such.
I'm not quite sure which justification for these policies is more reprehensible. We already know the outcome is the same.
I remember a time when Liberty was a valued commodity in the good old U.S.ofA.. And I remember really brave speeches given in New York, too, about how we would never let the terrorists win. Flag waving, even. Tear in the eye sort of thing. Jaws set, ready to fight! Yeah, kick ass and take names kind of ready to fight! It was actually quite impressive at the time.
We went shopping instead, presumably for white flags to wave from the comfort of our nanny state. Liberty? Here, Dick. You have it. OK?
by SleepinJeezus on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 8:07am