General Discussion

kpete

(72,903 posts) Thu Dec 11, 2014, 09:36 AM Dec 2014

Cheney Throws Bush Under The Bus:"He Was In Fact An Integral Part Of The (Torture) Program" [View all]

Dick Cheney discussed the newly released Senate torture report Wednesday on Fox News, and in particular challenged a finding that former President George W. Bush hadn't been briefed on the CIA's harsh interrogation methods until years after they'd already been in use.

Fox News anchor Bret Baier asked the former vice president whether the agency deliberately kept Bush in the dark about its so-called enhanced interrogation techniques.

"Not true. Didn't happen," Cheney responded. "Read his book, he talks about it extensively in his memoirs. He was in fact an integral part of the program, he had to approve it before we went forward with it."

Asked if there was ever a point where he knew more about the CIA's activity than the President, Cheney said "I think he knew everything he needed to know and wanted to know about the program."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/dick-cheney-george-w-bush-knew-about-torture-program

bonus toon:

76 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Cheney Throws Bush Under The Bus:"He Was In Fact An Integral Part Of The (Torture) Program" [View all] kpete Dec 2014 OP

This is Cheney's way of signalling . . . brush Dec 2014 #1

There's two ways to put the sarcasm tag in. jeff47 Dec 2014 #23

Thanks, Jeff. nt brush Dec 2014 #43

I find it hard to believe dubya WASN'T involved calimary Dec 2014 #44

Yep! They all knew. brush Dec 2014 #49

this could mean he knew nothing belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #2

exactly heaven05 Dec 2014 #4

yep... IthinkThereforeIAM Dec 2014 #8

Yeah I noticed that but that could just be the dickster trying to have it both ways. yellowcanine Dec 2014 #14

yea he's carefully parsing his words belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #18

Here's a word he isn't using... tecelote Dec 2014 #71

Or "I told him... Gman Dec 2014 #17

Poppie Bush did not know where he was on a certain day either. He only knew what he needed to. jwirr Dec 2014 #39

You are right, jwrr. Duval Dec 2014 #50

Yup, Bush was just a throwaway all along. R B Garr Dec 2014 #57

He was a figurehead, just like Reagan. Major Hogwash Dec 2014 #66

... diabeticman Dec 2014 #3

Good one... IthinkThereforeIAM Dec 2014 #9

Criminals too. mariawr Dec 2014 #5

Awesome. Octafish Dec 2014 #6

On the Curious George Wikipedia page... jmowreader Dec 2014 #63

Golly, jmowreader, now I'm getting scared. Octafish Dec 2014 #68

Fine, Dick, you can take idiotboy down with you. tridim Dec 2014 #7

Take him down? What do you think this is, a nation with laws or something? Scootaloo Dec 2014 #13

The puppet-master blames the puppet. Adorable. nt RiverLover Dec 2014 #10

In related news, Edgar Bergen calls Charlie McCarthy "rude", riqster Dec 2014 #40

LOL! Dick Cheney is an immoral, backstabbing, warmongering traitor!? Rex Dec 2014 #11

Well, that is putting it mildly. ImaPolitico Dec 2014 #64

Well on this one I think the dickster is correct. Bush had to know. yellowcanine Dec 2014 #12

That's how it is SUPPOSED to work ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #19

I am not saying Bush knew the finer details of what he signed off on. yellowcanine Dec 2014 #21

Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #22

Not only is Cheney saying that Bush knew, the dang CIA is saying it too Number23 Dec 2014 #54

I suspect Bush heard a lot of it. tecelote Dec 2014 #72

+1 Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #20

Well, we can take 'loyalty' off the list of attributes for old Dick mountain grammy Dec 2014 #15

Dick Cheney is loyal . . . another_liberal Dec 2014 #51

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2014 #16

And the back-stabbing begins....... hedgehog Dec 2014 #24

I don't think Cheney was ever worried about his legacy, maddiemom Dec 2014 #36

I never knew what hate was till Cheney came along olddots Dec 2014 #25

Same here. maddiemom Dec 2014 #37

kick 1million times samsingh Dec 2014 #26

if this went to trial i would bet one of them would cut a deal samsingh Dec 2014 #27

He just didn't want Jeb Bush to get the jump on him and point THAT finger first... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #28

Lying POS... SayitAintSo Dec 2014 #29

The whole BushCo. Regime was made up of liars. SoapBox Dec 2014 #30

I bet George W. wishes he'd given Scooter Libby a full pardon now! another_liberal Dec 2014 #31

cheney covered his ass with 911 too, but he didn't tell him the certainot Dec 2014 #32

That does sound just about right, in regard to 9/11 anyway . . . another_liberal Dec 2014 #33

More fun than blowing up frogs? maddiemom Dec 2014 #38

Most kids quickly grow out of their enjoyment of cruelty . . . another_liberal Dec 2014 #41

i wouldn't be surprised nt certainot Dec 2014 #58

No less than Gary Trudeau, creator of "Doonesbury" . . . another_liberal Dec 2014 #67

ah yes, the good old days. before that he liked blowing frogs up. then they put him in the certainot Dec 2014 #69

An above OP by Judi Lynn presents an article about the CIA being involved in Latin America jwirr Dec 2014 #34

I'd expect no less - TBF Dec 2014 #35

No honor among theives (or some such) comes to mind here - nt KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #42

Brennan has thrown both of them under the bus as well as Yoo, Gonzo et al malaise Dec 2014 #45

I'm listening to Brennan speak, and I think you are 100% correct. hedgehog Dec 2014 #47

Circling the wagons... kentuck Dec 2014 #46

now THAT is a great mixed metaphor! csziggy Dec 2014 #55

Good. Maybe it was the bus to the Hague. nt silvershadow Dec 2014 #48

Cheney rubs salt in the Bush-is-a-liar wound on Fox News JDDavis Dec 2014 #52

Another post that is able to stay focused and not automatically do the DU Pivot of "but HOW Number23 Dec 2014 #53

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #60

You ain't said NOTHING but the truth Number23 Dec 2014 #62

I remember when it was common knowledge around the whitehouse duhbyas pet goat Dec 2014 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Dec 2014 #59

Send the both to The Hague for war crimes. roamer65 Dec 2014 #61

You can almost hear Cheney cocking his pump shotgun. Major Hogwash Dec 2014 #65

Bush's "dumb guy" persona was no more than an ACT he put on in front of the camera. No one wanted to blkmusclmachine Dec 2014 #70

When is the current administration going to start to prosecute and hold responsible LondonReign2 Dec 2014 #73

Cheney isn't "throwing him under the bus." True Blue Door Dec 2014 #74

break the hearts of Right wingers everywere! imthevicar Dec 2014 #75

Of course Bush knew about the torture. BlueMTexpat Dec 2014 #76