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]]> By: David Frost http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/21/cheney-rewrites-the-headlines/comment-page-2/#comment-244107 David Frost Wed, 23 Nov 2005 17:27:15 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=2621#comment-244107 This is long for a post here, but well worth the read...These are DICK Cheney's words spoken after George I pulled out of Iraq "And the question in my mind is how many additional American casualties is Saddam worth? And the answer is not very damned many. So I think we got it right, both when we decided to expel him from Kuwait, but also when the president made the decision that we'd achieved our objectives and we were not going to go get bogged down in the problems of trying to take over and govern Iraq. All of a sudden you've got a battle you're fighting in a major built-up city, a lot of civilians are around, significant limitations on our ability to use our most effective technologies and techniques. Once we had rounded him up and gotten rid of his government, then the question is what do you put in its place? You know, you then have accepted the responsibility for governing Iraq. Now what kind of government are you going to establish? Is it going to be a Kurdish government, or a Shi'ia government, or a Sunni government, or maybe a government based on the old Baathist Party, or some mixture thereof? You will have, I think by that time, lost the support of the Arab coalition that was so crucial to our operations over there, I would guess if we had gone in there," "I would still have forces in Baghdad today, we'd be running the country. We would not have been able to get everybody out and bring everybody home ...." This is long for a post here, but well worth the read…These are DICK Cheney’s words spoken after George I pulled out of Iraq

“And the question in my mind is how many additional American casualties is Saddam worth? And the answer is not very damned many. So I think we got it right, both when we decided to expel him from Kuwait, but also when the president made the decision that we’d achieved our objectives and we were not going to go get bogged down in the problems of trying to take over and govern Iraq. All of a sudden you’ve got a battle you’re fighting in a major built-up city, a lot of civilians are around, significant limitations on our ability to use our most effective technologies and techniques. Once we had rounded him up and gotten rid of his government, then the question is what do you put in its place? You know, you then have accepted the responsibility for governing Iraq. Now what kind of government are you going to establish? Is it going to be a Kurdish government, or a Shi’ia government, or a Sunni government, or maybe a government based on the old Baathist Party, or some mixture thereof? You will have, I think by that time, lost the support of the Arab coalition that was so crucial to our operations over there, I would guess if we had gone in there,”

“I would still have forces in Baghdad today, we’d be running the country. We would not have been able to get everybody out and bring everybody home ….”

]]> By: Busted http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/21/cheney-rewrites-the-headlines/comment-page-2/#comment-243089 Busted Wed, 23 Nov 2005 01:56:01 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=2621#comment-243089 I-RIGHT-I and MIGHTY APHRODITE are KKKers. Check out Post No. 188 here: http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/22/schmidt-marine/ I-RIGHT-I and MIGHTY APHRODITE are KKKers. Check out Post No. 188 here: http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/22/schmidt-marine/

]]> By: jlyons http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/21/cheney-rewrites-the-headlines/comment-page-2/#comment-242242 jlyons Tue, 22 Nov 2005 18:13:53 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=2621#comment-242242 The question is: Has Cheney _ever_ told the truth in the course of this adminiostration? Anyone recall that tiny, weathered camper that for months he insisted, despite all evidence to the contrary, was a high-tech mobile WMD lab? He looked straight into his interviewers' eyes, repeatedly, and lied to their - and our - faces. The question is: Has Cheney _ever_ told the truth in the course of this adminiostration? Anyone recall that tiny, weathered camper that for months he insisted, despite all evidence to the contrary, was a high-tech mobile WMD lab? He looked straight into his interviewers’ eyes, repeatedly, and lied to their – and our – faces.

]]> By: kjlovell http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/21/cheney-rewrites-the-headlines/comment-page-2/#comment-241985 kjlovell Tue, 22 Nov 2005 17:02:14 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=2621#comment-241985 Seems even the trolls on this blog are getting tired, they appear to "be in their last throes", only it really is their last throes. Krash-cart-cheeney lies so much he has to have someone else call his dog. The entire sane population of the world know that this administration (laugh) played fast and loose with the "facts" and cherry picked the goodies to feed the kids with the kool-aid. If the WH spin docs can keep people fighting, they feel they can take the attention off their criminal behavior and the war crimes not to mention the fact that they can no longer say the words Osama BinLaden. Osama who?.... Oh yes the guy that was not from Iraq, that was not supported by Saddam and the guy this whole quagmire was started over... where were we looking for him before we stopped looking for him? Oh yes, that was NOT Iraq, it was Afganistan. Getting ready for the perp walk out of the WH, and looking forward to monkey boy and krash-cart going to "the tropics". Seems even the trolls on this blog are getting tired, they appear to “be in their last throes”, only it really is their last throes.

Krash-cart-cheeney lies so much he has to have someone else call his dog.

The entire sane population of the world know that this administration (laugh) played fast and loose with the “facts” and cherry picked the goodies to feed the kids with the kool-aid.

If the WH spin docs can keep people fighting, they feel they can take the attention off their criminal behavior and the war crimes not to mention the fact that they can no longer say the words Osama BinLaden.

Osama who?…. Oh yes the guy that was not from Iraq, that was not supported by Saddam and the guy this whole quagmire was started over… where were we looking for him before we stopped looking for him? Oh yes, that was NOT Iraq, it was Afganistan.

Getting ready for the perp walk out of the WH, and looking forward to monkey boy and krash-cart going to “the tropics”.

]]> By: Marie http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/21/cheney-rewrites-the-headlines/comment-page-2/#comment-240532 Marie Tue, 22 Nov 2005 01:57:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=2621#comment-240532 Even when confronted with his own words, he cannot admit that he said them, and instead carefully parses them in such a way that he believes shows he isn't wrong. He is pathological in his unwillingness to correct himself. Even when confronted with his own words, he cannot admit that he said them, and instead carefully parses them in such a way that he believes shows he isn’t wrong. He is pathological in his unwillingness to correct himself.

]]> By: Neil Sagan http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/21/cheney-rewrites-the-headlines/comment-page-2/#comment-240496 Neil Sagan Tue, 22 Nov 2005 01:31:47 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=2621#comment-240496 "It's been pretty well established..." “It’s been pretty well established…”

]]> By: NYCStreetThug http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/21/cheney-rewrites-the-headlines/comment-page-2/#comment-240338 NYCStreetThug Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:02:59 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=2621#comment-240338 Do those AXE Deodorant commercials actually SAy you’re gonna’ get some serious babe action just by spraying your pits with their product? No. So I guess (if you owned stock in the company or worked for them) you could still say with a straight face “we didn’t lie” or “they didn’t mislead”. It’s called Marketing or Advertising. Not like we should expect more from our elected leaders in the course of them actually performing their job functions. I guess the American public was just reading something into Cheney’s (multiple) statements that Cheney did not mean to imply. Like today when he said: “A precipitous withdrawal from Iraq would be a victory for the terrorists, an invitation to further violence against free nations and a terrible blow to the future security of the US,” He’s not fear-mongering. He’s not saying ‘we’ll have to fight them over here’. It’s just an “invitation”. He DID NOT SAY they would accept it. Shameless. Do those AXE Deodorant commercials actually SAy you’re gonna’ get some serious babe action just by spraying your pits with their product?
No.
So I guess (if you owned stock in the company or worked for them) you could still say with a straight face “we didn’t lie” or “they didn’t mislead”. It’s called Marketing or Advertising.

Not like we should expect more from our elected leaders in the course of them actually performing their job functions.

I guess the American public was just reading something into Cheney’s (multiple) statements that Cheney did not mean to imply.

Like today when he said:

“A precipitous withdrawal from Iraq would be a victory for the terrorists, an invitation to further violence against free nations and a terrible blow to the future security of the US,”

He’s not fear-mongering. He’s not saying ‘we’ll have to fight them over here’. It’s just an “invitation”. He DID NOT SAY they would accept it.

Shameless.

]]> By: Ryan Neat http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/21/cheney-rewrites-the-headlines/comment-page-2/#comment-240245 Ryan Neat Mon, 21 Nov 2005 23:18:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=2621#comment-240245 In today from europe. " The senior BND [german intelligence] officer who supervised Curveball's case said he was aghast when he watched Mr Powell overstate Curveball's case. "We were shocked," he said. <b>"We had always told them it was not proven ... It was not hard intelligence."</b> That's called misrepresenting intelligence, and lying to go to war. Republicans DID lie about the intelligence, as this clearly indicates. In today from europe.

” The senior BND [german intelligence] officer who supervised Curveball’s case said he was aghast when he watched Mr Powell overstate Curveball’s case. “We were shocked,” he said. “We had always told them it was not proven … It was not hard intelligence.”

That’s called misrepresenting intelligence, and lying to go to war.

Republicans DID lie about the intelligence, as this clearly indicates.

]]> By: cats are flyfishn http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/21/cheney-rewrites-the-headlines/comment-page-2/#comment-240206 cats are flyfishn Mon, 21 Nov 2005 23:00:21 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=2621#comment-240206 Looks like his memory is failing him. Is this early dementia? Time to impeach this son of a bitch, cut and run draft dodger. Looks like his memory is failing him. Is this early dementia? Time to impeach this son of a bitch, cut and run draft dodger.

]]> By: DS http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/21/cheney-rewrites-the-headlines/comment-page-2/#comment-240176 DS Mon, 21 Nov 2005 22:44:46 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=2621#comment-240176 #28 -- You'd think that after getting caught lying three or four times ("I never said that" / "Here's the video tape of you saying just that.") he'd tire of having egg on his face constantly. I think there are just enough people who believe him regardless of the tape -- and, sadly, too few media outlets that put his feet to the fire when he claims not to have said something he did say. What incentive does he have to tell the truth since the lies and misdirections have worked so well so far? Someone should tell him that the Jedi Mind Trick doesn't work if you're not a Jedi. #28 — You’d think that after getting caught lying three or four times (”I never said that” / “Here’s the video tape of you saying just that.”) he’d tire of having egg on his face constantly. I think there are just enough people who believe him regardless of the tape — and, sadly, too few media outlets that put his feet to the fire when he claims not to have said something he did say. What incentive does he have to tell the truth since the lies and misdirections have worked so well so far?

Someone should tell him that the Jedi Mind Trick doesn’t work if you’re not a Jedi.

]]> By: Burt Kratz http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/21/cheney-rewrites-the-headlines/comment-page-1/#comment-240153 Burt Kratz Mon, 21 Nov 2005 22:35:45 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=2621#comment-240153 Cheney Flip flopped on what he said. Then he flop flipped in the same speech, then later on in the same sppech he flipped flopped again. Then he flop flipped. Man, how do you keep up with this dude? Cheney Flip flopped on what he said. Then he flop flipped in the same speech, then later on in the same sppech he flipped flopped again. Then he flop flipped. Man, how do you keep up with this dude?

]]> By: Ryan Neat http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/21/cheney-rewrites-the-headlines/comment-page-1/#comment-240074 Ryan Neat Mon, 21 Nov 2005 22:12:18 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=2621#comment-240074 Besides, There's enough evidence now that Bush DID manipulate the intelligence, than only those who deny it are dishonest and reprehensible - that would be monkey boy/girl wwallace :() Besides,

There’s enough evidence now that Bush DID manipulate the intelligence, than only those who deny it are dishonest and reprehensible – that would be monkey boy/girl wwallace :()

]]> By: Ryan Neat http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/21/cheney-rewrites-the-headlines/comment-page-1/#comment-240061 Ryan Neat Mon, 21 Nov 2005 22:08:25 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=2621#comment-240061 wwallace - you're projecting again, monkey boys and girls like you are the ones who need the meds :() wwallace – you’re projecting again, monkey boys and girls like you are the ones who need the meds :()

]]> By: WC http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/21/cheney-rewrites-the-headlines/comment-page-1/#comment-240031 WC Mon, 21 Nov 2005 21:57:21 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=2621#comment-240031 Sorry, guys, but I regret that I have to agree with wwallace & company here. A few days ago TP posted this announcement: <i>Cheney joins the fray, calls the <b>notion</b> that Bush officials manipulated Iraq intel “one of the most dishonest and reprehensible charges ever aired in this city.” AmericaBlog has the rebuttal. November 16, 2005 7:45 pm | Comment (79) Filed under: Posted by Nico November 16, 2005 7:45 pm Permalink | Comment (79)</i> Reading this, it is the <i>notion</i> that is dishonest and reprehensible, not any one person or persons. Saying that "wwallace made a reprehensible remark" is not the same as saying "wwallace is reprehensible." (Even though in his/her case, we'd like to believe it is the same...ha.) Sorry, guys, but I regret that I have to agree with wwallace & company here. A few days ago TP posted this announcement:

Cheney joins the fray, calls the notion that Bush officials manipulated Iraq intel “one of the most dishonest and reprehensible charges ever aired in this city.” AmericaBlog has the rebuttal. November 16, 2005 7:45 pm | Comment (79)

Filed under:
Posted by Nico November 16, 2005 7:45 pm

Permalink | Comment (79)

Reading this, it is the notion that is dishonest and reprehensible, not any one person or persons.

Saying that “wwallace made a reprehensible remark” is not the same as saying “wwallace is reprehensible.”

(Even though in his/her case, we’d like to believe it is the same…ha.)

]]> By: wwallace http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/21/cheney-rewrites-the-headlines/comment-page-1/#comment-239945 wwallace Mon, 21 Nov 2005 21:29:24 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=2621#comment-239945 "Bahahah - retarded idiot!" Uh oh, looks like Ryan's mommy forgot to give him his anti-psychotic meds again and left her computer on. :() “Bahahah – retarded idiot!”

Uh oh, looks like Ryan’s mommy forgot to give him his anti-psychotic meds again and left her computer on. :()

]]> By: wwallace http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/21/cheney-rewrites-the-headlines/comment-page-1/#comment-239941 wwallace Mon, 21 Nov 2005 21:25:51 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=2621#comment-239941 Is paid propagandist for the other side Faiz really too stupid to understand the distinction between "war critics" and "those who accuse the president of deliberately misleading"? Apparently so. Pathetic. Is paid propagandist for the other side Faiz really too stupid to understand the distinction between “war critics” and “those who accuse the president of deliberately misleading”? Apparently so. Pathetic.

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