Dick Cheney praises Obama's drone strike killing Anwar al-Awlaki but seeks apology.

[Better Believe It]

Cheney Praises Strike, But Seeks Apology
by Politico.com

Former Vice President Dick Cheney praised the Obama administration Sunday for ordering the drone strike that killed Anwar al-Awlaki, calling it "a very good strike" and "justified."

They said the killing of an American citizen without due process calls into question the president's past criticisms of the Bush administration for using enhanced interrogation techniques.

.... Dick Cheney said Obama was justified in ordering such an attack, even when it involves an American citizen.

"The president has all the authority he needs to order this kind of strike," Cheney said. "It's the difference between a law enforcement action and a war. We're in a war."

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http://www.politico.com/blogs/politicolive/1011/Cheney_praises_strike_but_seeks_apology.html


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Cheney: Obama owes apology for security criticism of Bush administration
By the CNN Wire Staff
October 2, 2011

Former Vice President Dick Cheney praised the Obama administration Sunday for using a drone strike to kill American-born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, but said President Barack Obama should now apologize for criticizing former President George W. Bush's actions against suspected terrorists.

"I think it was a very good strike. I think it was justified," Cheney told CNN's Candy Crowley on "State of the Union." But "I'm waiting for the administration to go back and correct something they said two years ago when they criticized us for 'overreacting' to the events of 9/11."

Obama "in effect said that we had walked away from (America's) ideals," Cheney argued. "I think he did tremendous damage. I think he slandered the nation and I think he owes an apology to the American people."

The Obama administration has "clearly ... moved in the direction of taking robust action when they feel it is justified," Cheney said.

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http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/02/politics/cheney-obama-terror/index.html

[bluestate10]

1. Cheney is doing nothing these days but justifying his pathetic existence.

Historians will judge you Dickie, you don't have any say in that.

[spanone]

2. fuck cheney.

[SidDithers]

11. +1...nt

Sid

[SpiralHawk]

3. I am sorry you Republicon Chickenhawks failed America so pathetically on 9/11

Ignoring over 60 warnings ahead of time. Pathetic. You Republicons are indeed a sorry pack of FAIL wankers.

[tblue]

4. When Cheney praises you, you know you effed up.

I know I'm on the right side now. It's wrong, whether Bush did it or Obama.

[ixion]

9. exactly. Spot on.

[wtmusic]

5. Cheney is still living in his fantasy that he represented the nation

Wait your ass off bitch, and may you live long enough to stand trial.

[Vincardog]

6. Do Obama's unconstitutional actions justify aWoL's illegal unconstitutional actions?

[ixion]

10. worse than justify, it integrates them into what was once

a democratic republic.

The blame is now undeniably a (D) and (R) thing, not specifically a neocon thing.

Thanks a pantload, Obama. :argh:

[Vincardog]

12. This is exactly why I say BO is the best REPUBLICAN president we have had in 20 years

[ixion]

15. yep, he's a neocon now

whether the True Believers like it or not.

[tblue]

19. and those who cheer these deaths (there were 2 americans)

are no different from those GOP audiences.

[SpiralHawk]

7. I am totally sorry you Republicon Chickenhawks failed America so pathetically on 9/11

Worth saying again: Ignoring over 60 warnings ahead of time? Dereliction of Duty. You Republicons are indeed a sorry pack of FAIL wankers.
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[ixion]

8. which tells you exactly what you need to know.

Anything Darth Dickhead 'praises' is evil. Period.

[Meandering Kitten]

13. Bush/Cheney couldn't get it done themselves.

[Modern_Matthew]

14. Our last hope in American politics is the success of Occupy Wall Street.

There is no change coming from the top.

All that will come from the top is computer-generated fundraising e-mails begging for your dollar menu money after they've attended their Wall Street fundraisers.

[Melinda]

16. This should be a HUGE K&R by those opposing US killing of citizens w/out Due Process!!

Cheney approves!! And why not? The Bush* admin wrote the justification Obama relies on!!

[Bobbie Jo]

17. Fuck Cheney

and fuck the motivation for bringing this disingenuous shit in here. The OP has already had posts locked for misrepresenting the truth.

[cliffordu]

18. Why isn't this motherfucker rotting in the ground yet?

I need to take a really huge dump and want to consecrate his final resting place with it.