(CNN) - After a summer in which Dick Cheney dialed back his attacks on President Obama's national security polices, the former vice president told a conservative gathering Wednesday that the Obama administration had damaged America's relationship with key allies, dangerously wavered in Afghanistan, undermined progress in Iraq, and intentionally sabotaged the Bush administration's national security legacy.
In the hard-hitting and wide-ranging speech at Center for Security policy, Cheney targeted the new administration's decision-making process on how to proceed in Afghanistan, saying Obama has failed to give troops on the ground a clear mission or defined goals, and appeared "afraid to make a decision."
"The White House must stop dithering while America's armed forces are in danger," Cheney said. "Make no mistake, signals of indecision out of Washington hurt our allies and embolden our adversaries."
Cheney also targeted White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who suggested to CNN's John King on "State of the Union" on Sunday that the previous administration had failed to adequately assess conditions in Afghanistan before committing troops there.
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Dear Mr. Cheney... Get a life!!!!!!!
Cheney YOU AND BUSH Made a complete MESS Of Afghanistan and Iraq thanks to you 2 we are in this mess doesnt he look like a mental case? He is EVIL!!!!
Why isn't this guy in jail?
Right, Dick. The most unsafe I've ever felt was under your watch.
Let me get this straight, Obama takes the Bush/Cheney plan, tells Bush not to release it, then they claim Bush didn't have a plan and then he uses Bush's own plan as the new plan. Obama insults Bush and Cheney and blame them for the Afghanistan problems even though he's been in office now 10 months? Now he is surprised that Cheney tattled on him and he's surprised that both the far right and the far left are mad at him.....President Obama just doesn't get it.
Did president Obama have someone do his homework for him at Harvard too?
Cheney's comments aren't worth the air necessary to spew them forth.
Funny how DICK is accusing Obama of thinking before acting; thinking may have saved us from ending up in the two wars in the first place!
Shut up and go away, Darth Vader.
All this war talk from a man who recieved at least 3 deferments from Viet Nam duty
Cheney is absolutely right!
this is a man with a brain...not a smile and a teleprompter
More sour grapes from Chaney who only understands the use of fear.
No, Dick, YOU have hurt our relationships with allies and emboldened the enemy. You can't just spend 8 years making a mess of international relations and then pass all the blame to the next guy.
And just how rich have these wars made you and your cronies?
Mr. Cheney was "afraid" to serve his country in Vietnam. He let others serve and die in the brave service of their country for him. Five deferments. 'Nuff said!
If Cheney had good judgment, he would question whether he has good judgment. His policies on Iraq certainly have shown poor judgment on a historical scale.
Why do you keep reporting on this guy. He just needs to go away. If no one pays attention to him he will. I am sick of having to read and hear about him. He is a bitter old man.
Does Cheney mean 'afraid' as in 'get five deferments to avoid the Vietnam draft' afraid? This man is shameless!
I agree what can I say.
He is right and Mr. Obama is walking a very dangerous path that will place our troops in greater danger and shut down our intelligence community.
It's a sad day for the American people.
This guy is a bigger enemy to America than any terrorist. Dick Cheney is now a sworn enemy of the people of the United States. He shall be put on the 10 most wanted list. After his conviction his incarceration should include cruel and unusual puishment.
Dick Cheney is the enemy.
Cheney is right! Too bad the White house is too busy trying to silence FOX news when they should be dealing with Afghanistan, unemployment, the economy. Obama is clueless.
Dick Cheney is "the crazy cat lady" who lives in America's political attic! Please don't give his opinions any credence, relevance or air-time ... the man is a dangerous lunatic!
Darth Vader needs to crawl back in his hole and shut up. No one is interested in what you have to say. You were one of the main reasons why this country is in the dumps the way it is right now. You have no room to pass judgment on anyone in the current government. Where was all the big talk a few years ago when you had your hand up the puppet (Bush's) back.
Obama is cleaning up YOUR mess. The least you could do is show him a little respect. Lets not forget, 911 happened on your watch, the Lie in Iraq, your watch. You're done. (Where's my fork!)
I think the American people have already heard all they need to hear from Mr. Cheney.
How dare he challenge Barack! Dick is not half the man Barack is and he sould not be allowed to talk badly about him. Bush got us in this mess and we should not be pushing Barack to fix any of this as it is all Bush's fault not Barack's. Barack was elected president after Bush spend 8 years screwing things up. Barack is the wend underneth our feet and all of America loves him and his family!
Cheney looks evil, talks evil, smells evil, he IS indeed one of the most evil people (if i may call him a 'person') to have served our nation.... next to Rums FLED etc....
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I wish he would just go play hide somewhere.... we would be better off.
If Bush/Cheney would have "stayed the course" and focused on Afghanistan originally instead of getting a thrill at taking out Iraq we would have won or wouldn't be talking about this now.
Cheney you are just trying to blame your failings on Obama.
Chenny should be in prison. He and Bush made the mess that we are in now. They were in power 9 months prior to 911, but they brag that they kept us safe. Chenny is a man filled with hate and has done nothing to help America.
Cheney the traitor is emboldening the enemy every time he opens his mouth in public.
Evil man. And he belongs in jail. No other words.
Cheney is 100% right.
Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.
Cheney's nickname of "Darth Vader" is well deserved...
Well – let's face it – he's right. I am a Dem but agree with every word. I feel less safe under Obama – and I didn't think that was even possible.
Go away angry old man, you had your 8 years to screw things up now go away, we don't care what you or your daughter think!!!!!
Wise words from a wise man. The current administration cannot blame anyone but themselves for their complete lack of direction. Time to stop campaigning and get to work, Pres. Obama.
Are you kidding me? I think many people would thing that the Bush -Cheney strategy after 9/11 lacked any real direction. Can't he just get a job as a greeter at Walmart and leave us all laone?
Frankly, I'll take our thoughtful, steady President any day over the fear mongering, war crazy, world domination proponent Dick Cheney.
A good sign that President Obama is on the right track is when people like this looser criticize his actions. He should be happy he's still free.
He should be wearing an orange jump suit making road gravel from large rocks
I wish Dick would just go away. It's like his time in office was just perfect. Hey Dick, look around. This country continues to suffer because of the 8 years you held office. Go off and dither yourself somewhere. I'm sick of hearing your whiny voice.
Jesus god. Just go away already. YOU already did your damage to us.
He's not afraid he's taking the war to them. He has his intelligence all over them. Unfortunately he does not have the facts on his side. Boy that FOX news is lucky.
How can Cheney still defend the mess Bush and he left us with? Why do we still have to hear from him? He's starting to get on my nerves as much as that Palin character. When will they go away like Bush did.
Cheney, maybe he should follow your lead, like you did with Fallujah in the Summer-Winter of 2004, and hold off the offensive until AFTER the elections. Meanwhile hundreds of US casualties mounted because of your indecision.
Why are we taking our cues on military strategy from Cheney? A guy who couldn't win in Iraq or Afghanistan?
Cheney's strategy is to bully and kill other people as long as he and others like him don't have to serve in the military. Remember-he had a record 5 deferments and didn't serve because he "had other priorities."
Does Cheney think it improves our image when there is such division and infighting in our government? Does he think it makes us look any stronger or more forceful when he's out there attacking our commander in chief?
Someone get this guy a muzzle. If Obama was half the heartless jerk that Cheney was, Cheney and all his conservative liar buddies would be sitting in a jail cell right now.
Obama is a very dangerous man. He will destroy America and it will take us years and years to get back on the right track.
Evil Dick, crawl back to the hole you came from, remember the "we will be greeted as liberators", "the insurgency is in it's last throws", WMD, etc this guy should be tried for war crimes.
This is set up so the Democrats will be afraid to investigate this lunitic for crimes committed during the past administration.
In related news, my neighbor who has double the national approval rating of Cheney told pesky kids to get off his lawn. In stark contrast to Cheney, my neighbor knew what he was talking about and there were in fact kids on his lawn.
What Mr. Cheney calls 'dithering' is what I call 'consideration'.
Who would know more about 'damaging America's relationship with key allies' than Mr. Cheney.
Maybe is more time had been taken 'dithering' in the Bush administration, President Obama would not now have to be put into such difficult decision-making.
Any cooments from Dick Chenney about the Obama administrations
policies is like the pot calling the kettle black. He should crawl back under his rock!
I can only speak for one American and that is myself. I am so glad I have a President who "dithers" rather than one who invades a country under false pretenses and on an impulse. I would rather he dither than have us lose our children to a non-winnable cause. Which in turn makes me so happy Cheney (the war monger and fear spreader) is no longer part of any administration.
Cheney needs to shut his trap. He also needs to be prosecuted for violation of international law.
Cheney is one SMART guy! He's spot on w/ his description of Obama. Obama was not qualified to be President and his naivite' has hurt this country tremendously, from our brave soldiers to everyday wworking families...it's time to HOPE for a change in 2012!
Cheney don't know what he talking about...Obama's trying to put together a good plan to end this billion dollar war on terror/nothing Bush never fixed or completed.
Dick Cheney – a person of little or no consequence. He is about as important as Glen Beck which is to say....not at all.
PS-It is now 9 months into Obama's term and there has been no big terrorist attack on our soil. That's more than I can say for you and your administration, Mr. Cheney.
Takes a lot of courage for a draft dodger to imply the President is afraid to deploy more troops. Fear didn't have a thing to do with Bush and Cheney sending troops into the current quagmires. Blame that on plain old weak mindedness, greed, and a complete disregard for the American service member. We should never send our troops into elective conflicts. Cheney dodged our previous elective conflict (Vietnam), he has no right to comment on the current one, unless it's to apologize to the 4500+ dead American service members killed so far in Iraq
Chaney belongs in Prision for the illegal stuff he did.
This guy is a cold blooded reptile. Squash him !
Mr. Cheney: You and Bush got us into this mess in the first place. You started it and failed to finish it! Why don't you go off somewhere with George and waterboard each other!
How can a general know how many troops he needs until a specific goal is decided? Almost every general never has enough troops. Look at Cheney's goals for Iraq.
1. Our goal is to get rid of WMD's
2. Oh, wait a minute, there are no WMD's so our goal is to get Saddam?
3. Oh wait, we have Saddam, let's get into nation building.
Number 3 is what he wanted all along, but could not reveal that to the American people, because that is wrong.
Big talk from a chickenhawk!
Still recreating reality in his own image, it seems
As long as Cheney is upset with how Obama is handling world affairs, I sleep very well at night.
If Cheney were to ever say he approved of anything Obama did, THAT would worry me.
This guy needs to GO AWAY. He had eight years to do his damage, it's over Dick. Turn out the lights, the party's over...
Shooter sure is overly-protective of his "presidential" legacy.
HE LIES
For a well educated man – Obama is pretty stupid. Book smarts no common sense, pretty typical, except this man is trying to run the country and is in way over his head without a clue how to fix things. Bailing out Unions isn't the answer, that will only bankrupt the country further. Spending money we don't have is beyond ignorant.
Wrong wrong and wrong. What success did Dick Cheney EVER have national security wise that would lead one to think his opinion is valuable now? I really think Obama deserved to get the Nobel Peace Prize. Just for booting this loser out of office and unwinding his idiotic policies, he's done more for world peace than any other living human possibly could.
Five times deferred, no memeber of Cheney's family served, he obviously likes the idea of seeing the young handsome men and pretty ladies return to the US in body bags. Why the anxiety to rush these men to satisfy the neo cons appetite. The blistering remarks not working Dickey boy, be still ,quiet you heart and just go away .
Not everyone has the courage of a Vietnam War Draft Dodger.
I wonder if Dick Cheney would be 'afraid' of some water-boarding?
I love my President. He is the best ever!!!
I find this man's statement that the President is "afraid" appalling from someone who used every deferment possible when it was his time to serve his country in a capacity other than from behind a desk. This man gets no respect from me, a veteran of the Vietnam era.
I wish he would go away! Your 15 minutes is up Mr. Cheney....You guys had EIGHT years to get this right and didn't...now you want him to do it in 10 months?? You are just jealous.
I think it's funny that he warns about America looking weak and divided by accusing the commander-in-chief of looking afraid and conflicted...Because that just screams unity at the rest of the world
Cheney is a traitor and a coward. He has the blood of thousands of our bravest on his hands and Haliburton's money in his pockets. He should be hung from the highest tree.
Cheney helped protect the country. Obama is trying to destroy it. What president goes around the world bashing his own country, then gets laughed at trying to get an international game...like the olympics? No leaders around the world respect Obama, they just see him as a fellow socialist. Obama makes Bush and Cheney look like George Washington.
Go back under your rock, Cheney...
cheney is a loser. this is a guy who skipped out on military service and now is calling our president "afraid". sounds like projection to me. i thank GOD our president is taking time to listen and review all options before deciding how to move foward. GOD bless our president and our troops.
Who let that creep out of the cage? Why wasnt he invited to speak at the Get Motivated seminar?
Eric Holder what is the hold-up prosecuting these war criminals?
Remind Dick Head that 9/11 happened on his watch. And why is he not in a Guantanamo cell?
Hey Dick please shut up. The US rejected you and that paraniod fear-mongering with the last election. The world rejected you by awarding Obama with the Nobel. Just shut up and go away you war-monger. The world wants peace and not an aggressive superpower looking to rule the world. Too unfortunate that an intelligent guy like you can't understand that.
"Obama appears afraid to make a decison" HAHAHAHAHAH
It's true that you guys will never be beat for making quick terrible decisions.
Dear Mr. Cheney,
You are no longer relevant. Please retire and leave the governing to people who were actually elected.
Signed,
The People of America
We as citizens must back our Military, and keep them out of harms way buy letting our military leaders in charge get what they feel they need to creat a stable situation. No more waffling by our President please!
For years I considered Richard Nixon the most heinous criminal in the history of the United States (he tried to steal our democracy). In my opinion, Dick Cheney now holds that distinction. He was Bush's Rasputin (probably still is)!
I miss the adults being in charge! The contrast between Cheney and Obama is striking. Cheney makes the entire Obama staff look like amature hour at the circus. Say what you want to about Cheney, but Obama's policies are hurting so many in this country!
Thank you Mr. Cheney...you are absolutely right. This administration has no conception of the damage they are doing to our national security..they are more interested in letting their "trophy wife" win popularity contests with dictators and socialists....that is all Obama is good at showing his mug on useless TV shows, winning useless awards, and making useless speaches while our allies are threatened and our very own troops are unprotected....
Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz are nothing but fear mongers. These people are neo-cons.
President Obama has kept us safer longer than the Bush-Cheney clan. Bush was in office about 7 1/2 months when the worst attack in America happened on their watch. President Obama has now been in office nine months. Go away, Cheney, and spend time with your family or shooting friends.
Yet another Republican trying to claim the president has hurt our relationship with our allies. Yet it was Bush and Cheney who made us so hated throughout the world. These people can't see reality.
The Republicans bankrupted this country AND lost Afghanistan the minute they allowed FEAR to influence their rush to invade Iraq.
Tell me something Dick. Why is it that we hear from you more now than when you were the VP? Where were you when you were the second man in charge? We voted your party out because we were tired of people like you. Can you please have a slightest dignity to show your fellow contry men and women some respect and shut up? But then again, dignity is not something you have...who am I kidding?
he really should crawl back into his cave being in the light is harmful to such creatures. If he comes out again somebody ought to make him clean up his Afghan mess rather than push the job off on someone else. Seems like the extremists aren't the only ones proficient in leaving landmines behind for the next one who walks the path.
CNN, why do you insist on continuing to headline this man? What he says has no credibility with any of us.
He and Bush almost destroyed our country, brought on hate for our country from the rest of the world, are responsible for more terrorists and terrorists groups being created due their actions and, we have
no idea of how much damage they did in secrecy.
He does not deserve your headlines, regardless of what egotistical methods he uses.
Cheney is very, very stupid. Libel refers to false/defamatory statements made in PRINT. I guess he meant to say "slander". Doofus.
This from a "man" (yeah, right) who's biggest contribution to the Viet Nam war was the number of deferments he could get to avoid going in. The biggest "chicken hawk" ever.
I should preface this by stating yes I voted for Obama but no I do not agree with all his policies. That being said, I find it great that the POTUS is thinking before acting. Looking at it throughly before putting more lives in danger. Cheney ignored Afghanastan so he and Bush could go into Iraq. Something they wanted to do even before elected. Perhaps if we would have thought first all of our troops could be out of war zones now. Cheney was able to morph Sadam into Bin Laden in the minds of many, That was extremely dangerous and has put us and our brave soldiers at greater risk. So please Mr. President. don't have a knee jerk reaction. Think things through but also do not waste time. There is a balance between thoughtful and knee jerk actions.
As the leftists continue their Bush bashing, consider this. America is no longer a free country. Your government is telling you how to do everything, including pay your bills at their direction. Have fun in the new world.
… Our friends throughout the world are watching and wondering whether America will abandon them as well."
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Who is he trying to kid? We DON'T have friends throughout the world. We were left to our own devises and peril in Iraq by nation after nation. So WHAT friends Dickie? You and the shrub alienated everybody. You are nefarious, and one of the principal violators not only of our Constitution but of International Laws which is why Spain is laying in wait so they can nab you up like we did that film director whatshisname.
Dick,
Did you ever get ANYTHING right when you were working with W. Now you seem to think you have all the answers again.
Just go home...and take your daughter, Liz!
Anyone who is still listening to this snake needs to realize that what they think does not matter any more!People like Cheney will never be in allowed to be in power again so people seeking that power need to shake this loser.
When is the right going to stop trying to scare the American people with their "terror plot" tactics? Yes there are dangers out there, but the entire world is not out to get us. What's next a 20 foot concrete wall around the country with a MK19 every 20 meters? Maybe it's time to stop trying to intimidate the world and have a conversation with them.
Thank you, Dr. Strangelove. Now, please return to your undisclosed location and leave national security to the more rational among us. Oh, and try to wash all of that blood off your hands.
who cares what Dick Cheney says for 8 years We listened to his and Bushs lies. You are done and so is your party of NO for a long time.
Cheney is completely and helplessly insane. The only thing people should be "afraid" of is being like him! Cheney has got to be the most looked down upon man in America. Every day we celebrate in this country that he is no longer in office!
Does ANYBODY care about what this guy has to say? Seriously?
Throw Cheney and his nut-head daughter in a prison cell at Gitmo with their fellow terrorists! Obama is actually thinking FIRST and acting SECOND... what an amazing concept!
Well if Cheney is critisizing Obama, Obama must be doing things right! At least doing things the way the people want him to do them. Not like Mr "SO WHAT" Cheney!
Mr. Cheney,
Do not confuse caution with fear. I'm sure this may be a lot to ask, seeing as how you already confuse fabrication with the truth and invasion with patriotism. You and your crew made a bigger mess than a bull in a china shop. Why do you let the grown-ups clean it up now?
The lack of intelligence on this board is overwhelming. And to think they allow anyone over 18 to cast a ballot and decide the fate of this country. Now that's a scary thought.
Dick Cheney is a torture advocate and warmonger who has no problem with trampling on the Constitution. He has forfeited any credibility to be taken seriously about anything and should not be receiving air time.
Only the right wing fringe listens to this war monger. Hopefully the Obama administration will ignore him like the way they should have ignored FOX News.
Obama & Co. are making Bush and Cheney look like the good old days.
I have to say that Obama is trying to see the consequences of various possible actions. I don't think that Cheney or Bush had that in mind when thinking about what they are going to do with Iraq and Afghanistan. So much for the Bush/Cheney idea of not to do any "nation building" that they mentioned in the 2000 campaign.
Two words,... Carpet bomb! At least Cheney has a spine. Obama is a wimp!
Obama is not afraid, he is anti-American marxist who believes that we don't deserve to win in Afganistan or any war for that matter. To him, and the rest of the liberal idiots in this country, a victory there might show America's "arrogance". He would much rather fly to Amsterdam, salsa at the white house on Latino Night, attend 22 fundraisers, have date nite paris, date nite new york, or vacation at martha's vineyard all on the tax payer's dime, while our brave men and women are dying from his indecision in afganistan.
I think that Dick Cheney is really an Afghani Warlord.
DICK please just go away & take your daughter with you, you almost destroyed this nation with your neo-conservative thoughts & your daughter is tyring to do the same....you had your 8 years to take care of business & YOU BLEW it...so just go away.....
He's just an old Thug. The enhanced interrogation he refers entails throwing men against the wall and simulated drowning. The fathers of our country would be ashamed of us for treating prisoners of war this way; our country is much greater.
". . .Obama administration had damaged America's relationship with key allies. . ."
No one in the history of this nation damaged America's relations with other countries as much as the Bush/Cheney administration. For him to say that Obama has done what he himself has done is more than preposterous. Cheney needs to understand that he is no longer in office, in charge, or relevant. He's done enough damage to this country and to its prestige.
This fool is back in the news? Why isn't he in prison?
SHUT HIM UP.....
One does get a little tired of this corrupt piece of crap accusing Obama for doing what he and "W" failed to do in 8 years in Afghanistan: No plan, no support of our troops. Obama sent 20,000 troops to Afghanistan in March to shore up the holes in the swiss cheese Bush/Cheney war scheme.
If the Cheney clan feels so passionately about Afghanistan, there is really nothing stopping them from grabbing guns and joining the fight over there. How about it Liz Cheney? Ready to go into combat? Or are you not really a "red blooded American?"
You could grab a mop, Mr. Cheney. That would be helpful ...
Is Dick serious?? Is he really calling the President scared on national TV?? This CLEARLY shows how we got into this mess in the first place. Go sit down somewhere, you're an American embarrassment. Haven't you embarrassed us enough?? Take a cue from Bush and go hide under a rock.
America is very fortunate that Cheney is no longer part of the administration.
It's time to sedate this guy, or bring him up on charges of sedition.
He is a seditionist who has to be stopped!
just sayin.......
What is he talking about?????? Look hat his BRASH, ARROGANT, "either you are with us or with them( terrorists) " ultimatum did for our country. The deceptive and false Iraq war has claimed thousand and thousands of innocent lives! The Bush/Cheney started fighting a wrong war, instead of focusing on the war in Afghanistan( remember 9/11).
President Obama is calmly and intelligently scrutinizing ALL sides of the discussion. instead of just running with it! He knows the lives of our amazing military folks is at risk and he will not rush to judgement!
hey Cheney...we ELECTED him to undo the Bush administrations National Security legacy! You are a war criminal! Nobody likes you!
Where waa Cheney on Afganistan from 2003 until now? Nowhere, just focusing on Iraq. Perhaps if the Bush/Cheney administration did not take their eye off the ball in Afgan..the necessary war, we would not be in the mess we are in over there.
Every story about Dick Cheney must garner the same reaction: Why is this man not in jail?
well, well, well, it looks like the grand pooh-bar of the former White House crazies has an opinion. Ok, now that some of us have read what you;ve had to say, how bout' going back to your cave and work on shreding more documents, as you count your ill-gotten Haliburton gains. Boy , what a smuck!
How can anyone take Cheney seriously? He is clueless like Baghdad Bob.
This guy has some serious issues. Can't he just accpet that he was part of the worst administration in the history of this country and go away quietly. At least I will give his boss W some credit for having some class and keeping his mouth shut while the new administration cleans up this huge mess left behind. What a bitter pill this hack is.. be gone!
Darth Cheney comes down from the Death Star once again...
DICK – Just SHUT UP! You are SO NOT being listened to. Time to retire your EGO! Idiot.
Why is this monster still in the news?
Now you know why only 20% of voters I.D. themselves as a Republican. Cheney's policies have destroyed the worlds view of the U.S.
Guess his Hailburton kick backs are drying up. That fake heart is still beating and trying to cause havoc. EVIL PURE EVIL
I think even former President Clinton stop his attacks on the Bush Administration after their first week in office. Cheney should leave grow folks business to grown ups.
Apparently Dick has a head bigger than New Hampshire (or New York, or Texas). This guy should be tucked away somewhere. HE is the one that's doing the damage (and pretty much always has).
Dick Cheney and the rest of the Bush administration should be brought to justice for their various crimes against our nation and humantiy. No other administration in the history of our great country has brought us down more than them
think back and remember how things were going the day that Cheney left office, and raise your hand if you think his way was working well.
Go back to Wy and herd your sheep
Dick, why don't you share some of your hard earned war experience with the new President. Oh, right, you evaded the draft. That does not mean that you can't be a top notch arm chair general and hair shirt for the American people.
We may have been attacked under their watch but it did not happen again. I hate it when people are so short sited. At least we knew where Bush stood. Can you say the same for Obama? Is he leaving up to his promises? It has been 10 months now. Stop blaming the predecessor and get the job done.
Obama is afraid????? How many deferments did Cheney have, 6 – 7. Give him a gun and send him over there to fight. What's he got to lose?
its dick the dick and the old fart can't retire stop defending your actions of the past are you afraid they are going to find out the truth and you will sitting in jail with BO BO your new butt buddyj
My God, won't this guy just jump off a cliff, a VERY high cliff!!!!!
What you see is what you get with a group of Chicago politicians whose basic play book is:
Judge all proposed actions by how they will play in the press.
If it's an idea that plays well in the press, it's our smart idea.
If it's an idea that doesn't play well in the press, it's someone else's dumb idea.
If there is no clear reaction to the idea, stall until there is or until it is obscured by other issues.
If there are no other issues, make some.
G2, you are not on subject but show you are just as arrogant as Cheney. Which president and VP invaded Iraq while pulling out the troops from Afghan? Was it Bush/Cheney or Obama?
Ignorances is certainly bliss; reading your ingorance makes me think you are half brain dead.
Consider the source and move on. He's never had a good idea and is one of the reasons this country is in the mess that it's in.
Yes, Mr. Chaney. The 8 year reign of you and your puppy dog Bush was so successful! NOT!!! Anyone who thinks you have any relevant advice to give is just as irrelevant as you.
Why would anyone want to listen to Cheney, He is a war criminal.
This guy and his partner decimated our relationships with the world and now he is trying to sling mud on President Obama. He really has no clue what the majority of the country think of him. I know he doesn't care and we don't care what he has to say. He and his daughter can sell all the books he wants to his ilk. There is nothing he can do to paint a good portrait of himself. History has and will portray him as he really is, a bully who has a God Complex.
I'm sorry but who is Dick Cheney? Isn't he the guy who shot somebody and got way with it.
Really, Dick? You mean pre-emptive attacks without provocation are the mark of a secure, confident, and thoroughly unafraid leadership? Riiiight.
Dear Mr. Cheney: What did you accomplish in Afghanistan over the 7 1/2 years of your tenure? Absolutely NOTHING. How do you dare to criticize the new administration for developing a sensible strategy to cope with the mess you and your boss created.
Obama and H. Clinton for that matter declared Afghanistan to be the more "important" war, 10 months of indecision sums up the fact Obama is in over his head. Liberal's happy yet?
Afraid? This coming from the consumate coward. Remember that conflict called the Vietnam War, Dick? Sure you do. That was the one where all the poor kids got drafted and thrown into a meatgrinder....you know.....the one you got FIVE deferments from?
God help our country if we every put such a man in a position of authority again.
Just another spineless, FOX News viewing, Rushbo listening chickenhawk!
And Cheney has 5 draft (dodging) deferements which speak to his courage and 2 DUI's which speak to his judgement. He lacks credibility to speak about anything. Cheney is a world class loser like Bush II.
Emperor Palpatine makes his return. He no longer has Darth Vader's strings to pull and now he continues to rile up the far right with more Fear-Mongering. This politcal scene is growing stale. Old men throwing tantrums and voting NO on everything proposed is ridiculous. Congress needs new blood and new life like the Redskins!
Dick Cheney's rants sound like he has lost touch with reality. President Obama is smart to be patient and not rush to committ 40,000 more American soldiers to Afghanistan, let the Pakistanis fight the Taliban it is their country that is in danger of collapse.
Too bad conservatives had to pay him to speak, as his observations have no merit.
I wonder if the poster who agreed with cheney about the PLAN has a brain to think things over....the Iraqi War STARTED by bush and cheney and the Afgan war STARTED by bush and cheney was never ENDED by bush and cheney...NOW they are experts on how to end it...gee what a crock..someone needs to put a sock of you know what in cheneys trap. He spews enough of it.
From the tone of Cheney's words, I wonder: is he "Friend" or "Foe?"
Torture, torture, torture, listening to Cheney is pure torture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He won the Nobel Peace Prize Dick-head Cheney. No one has done more damage to the US than the Bush administration in all aspects of life so I really wish this bonehead would shut his foolish trap. He's just grouchy cuz he didnt get his oil empire like he wanted...boo hoo.
CNN still listens to this moron???? CNN still thinks this gas bag anything relevant to say????? Why are you giving this idiot a forum?????? Please make him go away. Oh, wait, Halloween is coming up soon. Maybe that's it.
This old fart just keeps stirring up hatred and continues his bullying ways. With the possible charges facing him, one would think he would shut the hell up and fade away.
Looks like CNN is also slanting the News! Only liberal comments allowed? You keep your bias Sanchez, Wolfie, and King. I'll continue to get all sides from the fair and balanced Fox News!!
This Moron and his family should be charged with crimes against American and sent to p prison or better yet forced to live in Iraq/
This bitter old criminal needs to put his life on a productive track.
10 months. Amazing how people expect the commander in chief to clean up 4 years worth of damage in ten months. And if a WAR that's been raging for 8 years is not cleaned up in ten months some how the President is a failure. Amazing.
Cheney and Karl Rove gave advise to G.W.Bush what happened we don’t like George.W.Bush
So we won't listen to Cheney or Karl Rove
Cheney not worth talking about after him and Bush failed in just about everything they did. " Mission Accomplished"
Bush flew to the ship to post the sign but why did he go AWOL when we needed him in the war.
Dick had his chance to run for president and chose not to so he should just set back and shut his mouth.
I do believe that our military leaders should have more say in the war issues.
So the five time deffered chicken hawk is still whining about national security? Go back to what you do best Dick; hiding under your desk. Pathetic coward.
Obama-Either send more troops or pull out. Be "in it to win it" or not. Do not let Afgan be another Vietnam. I am sure the folks over there are hoping their sacrifice is not in vain.
CNN is digging deep for news. What point is Dick Cheney trying to make? His foreign policy agenda failed miserably and cost our country trillions of dollars. We have two unfinished wars because of this idiot.
Still bitter about not being made Emperor, eh Dick?
dick cheney is completely nuts... nice job dick on global affairs!!..you certainly made the world safer as you took money from halliburton... and we love your five deferments from the war in vietnam– you're a chicken hawk, dick– send others to die for your neocon scattered brained ideas. when " you had better things to do "...so just crawl into a hole and dissapear, please!– you have bungled enough in this wonderful country.
The fact that this man is not behind bars is PROOF POSITIVE that there is no justice in America.
Cheney, just fade into the sunset.
You caused enough problems while in office!!
OMG!!!! All of you scare me. Dick is right on!! It's about time someone has the nerve to say the truth. What Obama is doing to this country, in every aspect, is downright scary. I've never, in my 50 years, been so scared for our country.
The real question here is motivation. Cheney doesn't do this kind of thing for America, for our President, or with any intention of improving the situation. We know he has no personal courage, but is the standard chicken hawk that doesn't fight but wants to make others fight. My guess is that his primary concern right now is the safety of his defense contractor investments.
Ah, the war criminal is mouthing off again. Apparent, Dickie boy has nothing to do now that he can no longer implement and oversee torture.
President Obama looks very weak right now. He needs to decide what he is going to do & then do it!
Who care of Cheney, except fox probably as usual
If it were up to this loser, we'd be carpet bombing the country. Even if Obama adds troops, it will take weeks/months for them to actually arrive so this "do it now for immediate results" garbage he and the other righties are spewing is misinformation at least.
Why doesn't Dick Cheney realize that most everyone is sick and tired of him? Doesn't he realize most everyone has no interest in anything he has to day about anything?!
Folks, Chaney is absolutely correct, I know that's not what some of you want to hear but Obama is really not a strong leader. He is putting our country in jeopardy. I'm very nervous...
It's surprising, isn't it Dick? How it only took you two clowns (you and Dubbya) a couple of years to get us into this mess and Obama hasn't been able to get us out in 10 months. I think you should work on your hunting skills in your reitrement and leave the heavy thinking to those who DO have an adequate blood supply flowing to their brain.
Why hasn't this delusional man been charged, convicted, and incarcerated for violating countless international laws and agreements?
Dr. Death has not been right on anything! Remember, "we'll be greeted as liberator's!". Go back to some undisclosed location and stay there!
Let's be honest. There is never anything Obama or his administration is going to do that will please Cheyney and the Republicans. If Obama would be more aggressive, it would be "reckless inexperience." The only good news here is that Cheyney is no longer a real participant. Only a predictably mean-spirited snipe from the sidelines.
Dick Cheney is a very sick and dangerous person. He should be facing charges of treason, crimes against humanity and obstruction of justice instead of braying on about President Obama. Sadly, this is what the Republican Party has become!
Read this and then make a decision on who is afraid:
"Weapons of Mass Destruction Progress Report – 21 Oct 2009"
Cheney is 100% correct and the wimpy liberals just can't handle truth so they spew their nasty comments and continue to support the community organizer as he twiddles his thumbs and tries to figure out what to do with his "war of necessity".
Ah, the war criminal is mouthing off again. He still doesn't realize that no one wants to see him on TV unless and until he is doing a perp walk.
This man is a complete scumbag. Anyone trying this while Bush was president would find themselves in Gitmo.
You can hate him all you want, but he's right. I see a lot of emotional comments on this page from people who disagree, and they are certainly entitled to their opinion. However, the argument they make isn't one founded in an educated understanding of foreign policy and international relations. I truly hope that the citizens of our country will progress to a state where we can think rationally with regard to these issues.
Why is this guy in the news???? He was part of what will be considered the worst Presidency in american history. His foreign policy was a disaster.... Obama won the peace prize for largely reversing his terrible foreign policy .... this from a ChickenHawk who never served in the Military and got several deferments (got out of it)during the Vetenam War. Ask yourself this are his children currently serving in Afghanistan like say the current Vice Presidents Son?
When are Bush and Cheney going to be charged with crimes against humanity? 9/11 was one of the worst terrorist attacks this world has ever seen, and I mourn those 3000+ people who were murdered. But I also mourn the loss of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi and Afgani citizens who died under the watch of the Bush administration. These 2 should be tried as criminals.
Why is Dick Cheney not in jail for war crimes? And why does he have any creditibility at all when he is the very man who outed a CIA operative(isn't that concidered treson and punishment is hanging?), bullied the government into invading a country (that would be Iraq) killed millions of innocent people, and profitted billions from that war via Haliburton. I can't wait for the Obama admin to turn the gaze toward him and put him on the spot just like all the other right wing nut jobs. Typical of Cheney, start some noise to distract from the real issues that he and his facist buddies started. Let's get back to mopping up the mess on Wall Street and Health Care. Cheney, shut up and get a mop!
Once again, Prick Cheney is spewing his typical fear mongering bull like he did for the last 8 years. I'd like for him to really elaborate on how the Obama administration has made us less safe. And what he's doing with Afghanistan is trying to figure out a way to do what's right. Working with the generals, figuring out troop numbers, etc. Unlike you and Georgy boy did, that's why our military hates you and you suck!
I thought this nut would be behind bars by now. Why in the world is congress not doing more investigation on this character? Cheney is the one who is a danger to our country with his extreme rightwing agenda. All he wants to do is turn the American people against each other and destory this great nation over oil and energy. If people cannot see this, then there is something very wrong.
Almost funny to see Cheney say this is Omama's mess. I guess he thinks if he says it enough, people will believe it, like they did when he and Bush were running things into the ground. This is and always will be Bush/Cheney's war (s), and I think everyone knows that! What a despicable human being!
It's time to realize on the Left that Barack is another Bush. He is just creating a quagmire in Afghan vs. Iraq. He can blame Bush for starting it, but he clearly has no plan after 10 months in office. Change? No, same old crap.
Yeah right, Obama's really messing up in Afghanistan the nine months he's been in office. Nothing like the seven years of efficiency and success we experienced there during the Dick and W show.
We should start a fund for a one-way airline ticket (well, guess that'd have to be reimbursement for a US military flight) to get Dick to that lovely vacation spot, Iraq, that he was so crucial in developing... He could go there, live the good life, and be their ex-VP.
Calling him Darth Vader is an insult to Darth Vader. He has no common nor military sense on how to run a war and will always believe firebase mentality is the best option, just keep putting our brave soldiers/sailors/airmen in harms way. Would someone just tell him to retire FGS.
Obama damaged our international relationships? What planet is he on? He's remembering his time in office and projecting!
All Cheney want is for this government to give Carte Blanche to all of non-bid contract receiving crony corporations and friends. The administration continiues to procesute these wars correctly. Cheney and his daughter must return to their hide-away bunker from now until they no longer need to worry. If you notice, the administration has already foiled several terrorist attempts or plans. Bush and Cheney were unable to do so. But yet they have the audacity to complain about this President's decisions. Again, they should hide in their bunker.
If Bush didn't lie completely about Iraq, then this guy did. Even if Bush did, Cheney still promoted falsehoods.
Anyone who says that Obama shouldn't be releasing memos about his terms wants to forgive such atrocities, but is that what justice is about?
GUILTY!!!!!!!!!!
Holden and Obama.Please have the guts to bring this guy up on War crimes charges...PLEASE!!!!!
Reality escapes Dick Cheney. He shows disturbing signs of obsessive compulsive disorder. People who are wrong sometimes cannot get over the fact that they're wrong. In the twilight years of your life, you should enjoy them and not get so angry and indignant.
It's so easy to be gung-ho about carelessly sending in more troops to war when they aren't related to you. Why doesn't his daughter get her obese butt off Twitter and join the troops?
We have more important things to do in this country than listening to Dick Chaney...he had his chance and completely messed it up.
How contradicting is Dick with the Afgan policy. Soldiers I dont think had a clear objective back then by the Bush/Cheney admin.
Cheney rocks. I'm going to enjoy reading these comments from the libs. Their sweet tears and anger will fill my day with brightness. LOL!
Cheney is worst thing ever to happen to USA – this war criminal must be held accountable – I have a friend in MD, told me in all the years he travelled, it was the first time ever he did not feel safe as an Americaan – that tells you a lot!
dick is moron. all he does is bash the president yet he and georgie had no plan for the two wars they put us in.
How long have we been in Afghanistan now? Eight years of "dithering" Dick! Please go back to your bunker! It,s time for the grown-ups to clean up the "steaming piles of feces" that you incompetents left behind!
I see you people that post here do a good job following orders and drinking your kool aid on schedule. G2 has the only thought out reply, the rest of you are spewing what's been in the mainstream media. Can any one of you even explain why you dislike Cheney? "he's evil." Not even close to good enough. Have some original thought for chrissakes.
.....and of course rushing in with neither a solid plan nor a realistic goal as was his practice, resulted in the very outcomes he says will happen if Obama takes sufficient time to make good decisions.
Please someone tell me what makes him any type of credible authority on the subject!
Mr. Cheney, I'll listen to you when you can manage to find those WMD's! Until then, you have no credibility in my eyes. I'm suprised that you have still not learned that rushing to judgement is a mistake. It's a +trillion dollar mistake in Iraq and we are paying for it.
Sincerely,
One Betrayed Conservative
I don’t think Obamas afraid. Inexperienced, naive, arrogant, incompetent, and totally lost on what to do is more like it. Remember ‘the presidency didn’t lend itself to on the job training’, Obama is proving everyone that said this right. He’s Carter on steroids.
But don’t lose heart Obama sheepeople. Remember – First balm Bush, Second balm the rich, Third balm America and always turn a blind eye to the faults to our glorious leader.
Cheney is a fearful man who practically messed himself on 9/11. He's projecting his fear onto someone else. Classic. Get help, Dick!
Can this guy just have some more heart problems again so we can get him over with? There are actually some pressing matters to consider still about sending more troops, Cheney. Sometimes it helps to actually weather a storm or wait out and see until deciding on doing something rather than just blindly doing it, a la the previous administration.
I still do not understand why we have heard more from Dick these past 10 months than we did the whole time he was in office. I just get a sense of paranoia from him.
Funny, how easy it has been for Bush/Cheney to be fearless with SOMEBODY else's kids. How ironic they were the ones who shirked and deffered to go to be brave in Veitnam. Hypocrite!!
Please dick go away to your land of ignorance and take your daughter with you. Poor loser!! He's just a tool!
Ahh, finally some non-Palin based red meat for the frothy-mouthed masses to feast on
My favorite part of these threads show that people will attack the messenger, not the message. Actually, this frightens me greatly and I weep for the future.
Wake up America, neither party cares about you!
Obama's afraid? This coward got six deferments from Vietnam.
That's what I call a chicken hawk. Have a vacation Dick head.
Cheney is like a brat yelling at the cleanup lady for taking care of the mess he's made.
why are we paying any attention to this DICK ? Mind less freak.. Hope he dies soon! He has blood on his hands.. sending so many innocent Americans to war for his Company's OIL
Cheney speaks the truth the left doesn't want to hear. They hired an indecisive, feckless moron as president who cares more about poll numbers than national security. God help us.
When has Cheney been right about anything?
Since Cheney is never correct, we should just start calling him opposite man.
Do the opposite of whatever it is Cheney thinks we should do and America will be better off.
Please go away...you and Junior put us in this horrible mess...and yes, it will take time to us out. You have the blood of our troops on your hands and should be in jail!!
Maybe a jail in Alaska..hmmmm
Considering we haven't been attacked in 10 months since President Obama took office; then, by Bush's and Cheney's flawed logic, President Obama has kept us safe from terrorist attack for almost a year!!! Good Job!!! It's easy for Cheney to be eager to send other people's children to die and to ignore all parts of the Geneva Convention because HE HAS NO SOUL.
Dear Mr President.. Please do not accept Mr Cheney's invitation to go hunting with him.
Cheney thinks hes the energizer bunny just keeps going and going.. And remember he lied to every american. Well he even bring the GOP even below 20 percent.. Cheney and Sarah Palin will be democratic party dream in 2012....
I'd rather have a president who's calculated and careful, especially with delicate subjects like war, instead of one that's brash and impulsive.
"sabotaged the Bush administration's national security legacy?"– Like engaging in torture? Like wire tapping without court authoization? Like violating constitutional rights? Like starting a war under false pretenses? Those are the kind of acts that need sabotaging to restore America's integrity because we had none under Bush/Cheyney!
Cheney – go crawl under Iraq. You and Bush are the ones who took your eyes off the ball by going to Iraq and now you want to blame Obama for your mess?
The louder he protests the clearer it become how afraid HE is.
Thats right DICK be afraid..... I dream of a day where your are dropped into a prison in some undisclosed country for the rest of your years.
This is really funny. You seem to open your mouth more now then you were a VP. Maybe you should become a VP again so you could stay quiet........... I don't know. Just a thought.
The Bush administration (both of them) got us there and Cheney opens his mouth. If we turn our heads and not say anything maybe this dingbat will go away. I am not for Obama since he is a leftist and marxist but with what has happened with our Government since the Regan administration, I don't know who can get us out of this mess except the American People to start hammering away at our Congressmen/women and Senate.
CNN please stop reporting the things this man says.He is nothing but a bad memory to the American people,and we`re sick of having to see him,especially while we go through the everyday task of trying to put uor lives back together after these two stooges failed miserably in their jobs.
Cheney 2012
Forget 'Change' ChangeBack !
It becomes more clear with every Cheney speech who was really the president. George W. was little more than a puppet for Cheney.
You mean it is considered "afraid" to really understand the situation and get the best information before risking more lives, as opposed to getting us into a war in Iraq that had NOTHING to do with the terror attacks on the United States in 2001, as the Bush/Cheney Administration did? Why don't you crawl back under your rock.
Hmm..maybe its him that is afraid – either of exposure or of someone else will be successful.
Typical low brow play ground taunt.
You are correct Mr. Cheney. Obama doesn't have a single clue as to what he's supposed to do. I guess the teleprompter is broken, that's why he's delaying and partying it up at the taxpayer expense. I hate to say this about ANY president, even Obama, but I truly believe that Obama is TRYING to flush this country down the toilet. What has he done to prove me wrong?
Why shoudl we pay attention to a war criminal? Go to the Hague now cheney and save the country the embaresment of have to watch you duck walk when the charges finaly come.
Time for Dick to get another H.A. (Heart Attack)
Damaged relationships with key allies ? Dude your administrtion did the damage. Obama is trying to fix the damage of the past 8 yrs. Undermine Iraq ? Obama has praised the military leaders and hasn't touch Iraq, except to say he is still on track to pull troops out. And as for the question of damaging your security legacy ? what legacy, you yourself admited that torture was used. Hundreds of nations signed and abide by the Geneva convention. So you can blame Obama for this. It's like saying you broke the law and you want obama to do the prison time, sorry DICK, It may be best if you and your daughter just walk away
Perfect opportunity to clean up the federal deficit. Cheney vs Obama….$199 pay preview cage match…we could wipe out that 10 Trillion and maybe have some left for a COLA increase for the AARP members, extent the 8K tax credit for first time home buyers and extent the unemployment benefits to 104 weeks and include a COBRA break…..as usual nothing for the working middle class folks that are paying for everything in the first place
No Dick! You are WRONG! Our biggest allies are in Europe and Obama is winning them back hand over fist. YOU are the one who damaged our national security with your "go it alone" policies... THAT is what alienated our BEST allies from us and Obama is doing nothing more then fixing YOUR MESS!
Thank god we have term laws so these people couldn't steal a third term in office!
why does the media even pay attention to this guy still? what has he done to deserve our respect? what should obama do differently dick? he's trying to straighten up the mess YOU made.....
When he will be gone forever? He is an embarrassment for this country.
Hear this fool...
"The White House must stop dithering while America's armed forces are in danger," Cheney said
Mr Cheney, please tell the world who put America's armed forces indanger in the first place?
Your greed and the stupidity of you and bigots in the last administration damaged America, please shut-up while damage control is in progress!
Dick Cheney did not run for pres., supposedly because of his age and health. I believe it was because he would have lost, and if he did not lose, would have been as big a failure as Bush before him. He is much happier carping about the new direction that the American people have chosen. Ignore him and (perhaps) he will gooooooooo awaaaaaaay!
Cheney was one of the best Vice Presidents we have ever had. He knew how to keep America safe and fight a war. This bozo in the White House now, and many bozos on this site as well, know nothing about keeping America safe and would rather run with our tails between our legs. Liberal Democrats will be the death of America.
President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his diplomatic efforts...........What have you done Mr. Cheney.
Does anyone care what Cheney has to say about anything? He spent 8 years screwing up this country and now wants to point fingers at other people? Give me a break!
I'd rather be timid and make sound decisions where young soldiers lifes are concerned rather than be arrogant and cost these brave young men and women their lifes.
who in the world wants to hear what that man has to say??
Every US death in Iraq can be traced to your administration. You lied and pressed Bush to go where we shouldn’t have (Iraq), which forced us to leave where we should have been (Afghanistan).
Haha. Dick Cheney should never be allowed to even comment on our "relationships with our allies." Never.
Funny how Cheney can say that – What exactly did they do about Afganistan? Oh...they invaded Iraq instead – I see the connection. Cheney is an idiot!!!!!
Here is a man who avoided service in Vietnam when he could have served his country, calling President Obama "afraid". Yeah, right. I think we have had enough of Cheney and his "service" to the country.
Dick Cheney should crawl in a hole with the rest of the snakes. Why did'nt they put more troops in there when they were in power (FOR EIGHT YEARS) HE AND HALIBURTON WERE IN IT FOR THE OIL
I care not what Darth Vader (chicken hawk) Cheney has to say about anything. HE IS IRRELEVANT!!!!
If Cheney says it, the exact opposite is probably true.
Why is anyone listening to this criminal liar?
CNN. Stop reporting on this idiot. Cheney is irrelevant.
Wow, I haven't heard a comment like that since 4th grade. I'm glad that I have a president who is so pro-life that he decides to look at all view points before squandering life careless in a two front war.
This from a cowardly draft-dodging war criminal? Please.
Cheney wishes we were afraid. Fear is the only thing that gets people like him elected.
Your fifteen minutes of fame ended ten months ago Cheney. Please gracefully step aside and go write a book about yourself and your time in office. It's hard to blame someone who is having to deal with the mess you left behind.
Get back in your bunker, Dr. Strangelove.
thanks to him and rumsfield,wolfowitz,pearl.we bankrupted the country,now we do not have enough money even for the domestic crisis in america,like health care.only handful of contractators and war machine mongers made a lot of money.where was the tea party then?
i did not see them out there demonstrating against bush and cheney.
hope that he just disapears in a land that we do not hear from him.
cheney is a true scumbag and as anti american as they come, any one who could take so much from the country, so defile it and still be running his mouth is a rare megalomaniac, I convulse with disgust every time you report on what this horrible person spews, please stop
Has anyone told Dick Cheney he's not the Vice President anymore?
Of course Obama is afraid. He enjoys the media spotlight and can't make a decision. Obama's sending out his bully henchmen to scare anyone who don't agree with him is a prime example. Bush may have sent troops in but Obama has nothing to help them. Either give them what they need or pull them out. Obama to busy jetting around on vacation and doing campaigning to handle business. At least Cheney has the nerve to speak the truth about the liberal messiah.
Right and going in iraq did not undermine the afghan war, someone needs to clean this mess, and it can't be done in 10 months!
Cheney needs to realize his plan was failure on both fronts and will be noted in history as one.
Why didn't he finish the job in afganistan before lying about the reasons to invade Iraq. He stumbled for 6.5+ years in afganistan without anything positive to show. He is holding Obama to a different standard than his accomplishments.
This is especially comical coming from a 5-time draft dodger. Who's the one scared Dick?
Good Lord, would someone make Mr 15 % approval rating GO AWAY?
Obama is a weak man and that is dangerous for the nation.
Dick Chaney and GW Bush should ABSOLUTELY go away! This country went to Hell on their watch and they were responsible. Now Dick Chaney has advice? Are you kidding me? He should bow his lying head, and sink in to obscurity, never to be heard from again for the things he and his Administration did to our USA. He is everything wrong with this country!
All good points. Obama is appearing indecisive to me. Can he prove Cheney wrong? I hope so.
This man needs to BE QUIET!!!!
This man is a complete jerk. He made money on war then has the nerve to call out Obama, who is doing exactly what the people that elected him in a landslide want. Please watch the documentary the sale of Iraq, it will tell you everything you need to know about KBR and Cheney.
Cheney, why don't you just shut up! Most of us are sick and tired of your nasty snarky face and your saying that President Obama is "afraid" is just another attempt to get your face in the news. CNN is becoming another "opinion" network rather than acttually reporting real news.
Cheney is making his negative comments again....and from someone who ducked fighting in the Vietnam war...How dare him....At least Pres Obama is weighing all options before getting in deeper as Bush/Cheney did when they were in charge...
Please CNN stop the madness and stop giving this war monger any news headlines....
It is horrible that the person most responsible for everything that is wrong on the planet is now a critic of a winner. That shows how much of a looser he is. Money doesn't make you a winner.
Where WAS this patriot during Vietnam ???? Probably writing his next request for another deferment. This man doesn`t deserve my ear.
He sounds like a 6 year old, baiting a peer into doing something that he ought not do....saying, "scaredy cat!"
Ah, yes. The for us or against us style of foreign policy–well, Cheney, we are against you and your ilk. We voted you guys out–please stay out.
These statements from Cheney are completely infactual. How can Cheney criticize Obama taking time to formualte an actual goal and deliberate strategy in Afghanistan after 8 years of inaction ,neglect and distraction (iraq) on the Afghanistan front in his own administration? Oh yeah, and i'm sure the Bush administration did nothing to harm our image abroad.
Say what you want Dick it doesn't matter anymore. You are powerless. If you really cared about America's interested you would have run for President. Since you didn't you are just like any other right-wing nut! Plus you don't really know anything about military since you dodge the draft so many times... you coward!
I'm afraid Mr. Cheney will never go away. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Childish language and taunts from a seriously misguided man. We remember that 9/11 happened on his watch – and the reaction – Iraq and Afghanistan – were horrendous disasters.
Keep yapping, your legacy is already firmly planted in the gutter.
agreed...I feel more safe now than anytime in the last 8 years. Cheney is a problem that the american people were glad to get rid of. Sit down Dick and let the grown ups handle this now.
After ruining the republican party and destroying our economy, Cheney is like the balloon boy father and Palin, he can't stand that he is out of the spotlight, stealing money from American Taxpayers.
If Mr Cheney had ran for president, I would understand his ranting and raving. It is unmanly to stand behind Bush and his Daughter and throw words at people. Six years of Haliburton Profiting on Nobid contracts inflated 10,000% was not good enough.
He wants Four more years of somebody else's Term!!!!!
Why do people pay money to listen to him...
Bush/Cheney dropped the ball on Afghanistan and we have had no recognizable goals there for years. President Obama has also repaired frayed relationships with our European allies. No sit down and shut up!!