12-02-2009, 09:40 AM
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Her Jay
Location: Ontario for now....
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I found this amusing article about Cheney's reaction to Obama's decision.
Dick Cheney Slams President Obama Over Afghanistan | eCanadaNow
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney says the Bush administration’s focus on Iraq did not lead to the disintegration of Afghanistan, in an interview with Politico Monday.
In a 90-minute interview Cheney said Obama’s “agonizing” about Afghanistan strategy “has consequences for your forces in the field.”
“I begin to get nervous when I see the commander in chief making decisions apparently for what I would describe as small ‘p’ political reasons, where he’s trying to balance off different competing groups in society,” Cheney said.
“Every time he delays, defers, debates, changes his position, it begins to raise questions: Is the commander in chief really behind what they’ve been asked to do?”
On Tuesday, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer took aim at Dick Cheney’s comments.
“Here’s a guy without much experience, who campaigned against much of what we put in place … and who now travels around the world apologizing,” Cheney told the newspaper. “I think our adversaries — especially when that’s preceded by a deep bow … — see that as a sign of weakness.”
“Frankly, they turned tail,” Hoyer responded. “I get pretty angry when I hear the vice president talk about something they didn’t finish.”
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