Cheney Steers Clear Of Libby Mess

[maddezmom]

Source: CBS

(CBS) Despite the conviction of his former chief of staff in a high-profile trial, Vice President Dick Cheney said today that he has not had an opportunity to speak to his friend, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the highest-ranking official of the Bush administration to be convicted of federal crimes.

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When suggested by CBS Evening News chief Washington correspondent Bob Schieffer that a majority of Americans want a timetable for American troop withdrawals from Iraq, as has been voted on in Congress, Cheney said, "Well, there is also a majority that I think would prefer to have us win. And there is a fundamental debate going on here in terms of whether or not our objective in Iraq is to quote 'withdrawal' or whether our objective in Iraq is to complete the mission. And I think a majority of Americans would prefer the latter."

Recent events in Iraq, including a Thursday suicide bomber attack on the Iraqi Parliament building, have not dimmed Cheney's hopes for victory, he said.

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In response to Schieffer's suggestion that Cheney's 2005 remark that the Iraq insurgency was in its "last throes" might make some dispute his optimistic take on the war going forward, the vice president suggested his comments lacked hindsight ("We have to respond to questions from the press and we do the best we can with what we know at the time"), but still spoke that progress in Iraq was evident.


"My statement at the time that you referenced was geared specifically to the fact that we just had an election in Iraq where some 12 million people defied the car bombers and the assassins and for the first time participated in a free election," Cheney said. "We had three elections in 2005 in Iraq: We set up a provisional government, then we got a ratification of a brand new constitution, then elections under that constitution of a new government, the government that is in place now. I still think in the broad sweep of history those will have been major turning points in the war in Iraq."



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[bemildred]

1. Scooter who?

:rofl::rofl:

[90-percent]

2. Replies to this story

Have you all read the various replies?

THERE IS NOT ONE FAVORABLE COMMENT ABOUT CHEEE-KNEE OR THE WHITE HOUSE!!

Not one fucking comment in favor!

Pitchforks and fire in the streets of DC! We, the American Public, HAVE HAD IT!

These guys make Dick Nixon look like Little Bo Peep. Hell, they make Adolph Hitler look like the friggin' Easter Bunny! Sheesh!

These guys are such fuck-ups their actions have even made Saddam into a martyr!

-85% Jimmy

[Doctor_J]

3. More accurate headline: GOP media whores refuse to hold Cheney accountable

for aide's treason.

[LiberalFighter]

4. Of course the majority of Americans want to be winners.

It's not human nature to want to be losers. But not everyone can be winners.

But one has to be realistic and Cheney is far from realistic. Totally loony!

It's like someone losing a coin toss and then saying "best 2 out of 3". When they lose 2nd toss they say "best 3 out 5" and continue. When does one stop?

[tanyev]

5. Dear Scooter, here's a tip for you. Thx, Dick.

[truthisfreedom]

6. And the lies just flow like lava out of this freak.

Why bother speaking to him anymore? He's just a vice-president. A nobody.

[Joanne98]

7. Well, at least he didn't shoot him in the face!

[onehandle]

8. He flew around the world for a week avoiding the end of the trial.

Encountering "delays" and "an assassination attempt," so this is no surprise.

Chicken sh*t chicken hawk.

[Demeter]

11. That Trip Had The Additional Purpose!

Cheney was trying to twist arms into a coalition of the coerced for W & Dick's Next Great Adventure: Iran.

Ordinarily, he would have sent Scooter, but....


End result, he nearly blew out his veins from sitting in a plane for 65 hours!


So sorry it didn't work, Dick. Better luck next time!

[deucemagnet]

9. "...or whether our objective in Iraq is to complete the mission."

Mission? WMDs? Al Qaeda? Regime change? "Mission Accomplished"? Fight them there so we don't have to fight them here? Bringing democracy to the Iraqi people? Or have the talking points changed again?

[Peace Patriot]

10. "WE"??!!

"WE have to respond to questions from the press and WE do the best WE can with what WE know at the time." --the Dicks Cheney

Him and his succubus, or what?

[dogfacedboy]

12. Nothing wrong with Cheney that a strong oak tree with a high branch wouln't solve. n/t

[NastyRiffraff]

13. Ah, Scooter, we hardly knew ye

So, six weeks after conviction, Darth has not had an opportunity to speak to his "friend."

Now, I don't know about you, but if a friend of mine went through a grueling trial and faced jail, I'd find a few minutes at least to give him a call, if only to express support.

Oh well, better luck next time with your "friends," Scooter.

[Disturbed]

14. Libby lie to cover Cheney's actions against Joe Wilson.

Darth couldn't spare a few minutes in six weeks to call Libby to thank him.