Obama criticizes Cheney's approach to terrorism in '60 Minutes' interview

[steven johnson]

Source: Los Angeles TImes

President Obama, rejecting former Vice President Dick Cheney's contention that he has put the nation at greater risk of terrorism, suggests in a "60 Minutes" interview that the previous administration's stance was an "advertisement for anti-American sentiment."

"How many terrorists have actually been brought to justice under the philosophy that is being promoted by Vice President Cheney?" Obama asks. "It hasn't made us safer. What it has been is a great advertisement for anti-American sentiment."

Cheney, who has been outspoken in his criticism of the Obama administration, said on CNN's "State of the Union" last Sunday that Obama has increased the nation's risk of terrorist attacks by jettisoning key elements of the Bush administration's aggressive approach.

Yet, the president maintains, the Bush administration's policy on detainees at Guantanamo -- including long incarcerations without trial -- was "unsustainable."





Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-60-minutes22-2009mar22,0,1341738.story

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Cheney is an advertisment for psychpathic paranoia.

[EFerrari]

1. Go, Obama!

[Zenlitened]

2. Excellent response. The plain fact is...

... Cheney created MORE terrorists in the world. Glad to hear Pres. Obama speaking this truth out loud.

[Norrin Radd]

3. Yep. Cheney created more clones of himself.

[Norrin Radd]

4. In Cheney's defense, they brought the number two Al Qaida operative

to justice every other week. He was like a Batman villain constantly escaping Arkham Asylum.

[Quiz Master]

6. And Obama-Man is just the superhero to....

Battle the the scariest veep ever.

[Hannah Bell]

14. :>)

[lunatica]

26. It was uncannily like Groundhog Day wasn't it?

[steven johnson]

5. It's Ironic that Colin Powell's Chief of Staff Called Cheney 'Evil'

Lawrence Wilkerson, Colin Powell’s former chief of staff who left the Bush administration in protest, wrote an essay on the Washington Note on March 17 slamming Cheney’s fearmongering. Wilkerson calls Cheney “evil” and says his detainee policies were only “assisting” terrorists.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Colin Powell’s former chief of staff: Cheney is ‘evil,’ his fearmongering is ‘assisting’ al Qaeda

[EFerrari]

8. Imho, more CYA than ironic. Powell was with them every step of the way.

[Amonester]

7. cheney's policies were to CREATE MORE terrorists for profit$

for the BFEE, the have's, the have-more's, and himself

[creeksneakers2]

9. Obama is such an improvement over the Dems of yesterday

I remember when Democrats were terrified of Cheney because they were afraid if they spoke against him they'd be labeled "soft on terror." Obama fights back against guys like Cheney and wins. No reputation as "soft on terror" has been created.

[David_NSU]

30. The 'Soft on Terror' label

isn't really as terrorizing as it used to be :) Thank God! The outlier of course being Oklahoma where it will end your political career. Obama did great on 60 minutes though, and Cheney looked like a fear-mongering ass.

[creeksneakers2]

10. Obama is such an improvement over the Dems of yesterday

I remember when Democrats were terrified of Cheney because they were afraid if they spoke against him they'd be labeled "soft on terror." Obama fights back against guys like Cheney and wins. No reputation as "soft on terror" has been created.

[47of74]

21. Cheney needs to realize there's a new sheriff in town

And that this new sheriff's method of doing things works. So he should really crawl back into his hole and STFU.

[Swagman]

11. at least Bush & Cheney captured Osama Bin Laden !

didn't they ? :shrug: :shrug: :shrug:

[4lbs]

12. They had the prime chance to do just that in November 2001, but they just stood around with their

thumbs up their butts while Bin Laden was able to escape from Tora Bora.

However, it was likely intentioned to let him get away so that they could use it as a partial justification, along with some phantom WMD, for going into Iraq.

[Politicalboi]

13. LOL!

Your right I forgot about Mission Accomplished. How soon we forget. And now President Obama is making life harder for Sarah Palin. Troopergate is all his fault don't ya know. Paging Tina Fey. How soon we forget the victims of Election 08.

:cry:

http://www.jabberwonk.com/flinker.cfm?cliid=xg6b6

[fasttense]

17. The bush and dick needed Bin Laden alive to strike fear in the hearts

of scared little Republicons.

And what about that anthrax attack that followed 9/11? I guess that doesn't count as another terrorist attack. How convenient for the bush and dick to have a terrorist sending anthrax to people and newspapers who could make the administration look bad.

[and-justice-for-all]

15. Go fuck yourself Cheney...You should be in Prison you sick fuck! nt

[Optical.Catalyst]

16. Cheney absolutely did put the country at greater risk

Listen to the philosophy of any rich businessman. In order to make a profit and grow rich, an individual has to take risks. Unfortunately for us, Cheney was getting rich by taking risks with America's future.

Cheney needs to be in jail.

[indimuse]

18. K&R!!!!

THX!

[Jello Biafra]

19. Hold on here...bin Laden is a friend of the Bushes

and the House of Saud are friends of the Bushes....do you really think that bin Laden had something to do with 9/11? Oh yea, he was the designated terrorist....

Your gov't did this...and I don't care if you call me one of those conspiracy head cases......the fairy tale still lives.....

[SammyWinstonJack]

20. .

:thumbsup:

[fascisthunter]

22. There is Something Wrong Draft Dodgers Demanding others Fight Wars for You

all chickenhawks

[BurtWorm]

23. Cheney should give himself a MOAB up the Tora Bora.

Asshole dick.

:patriot:

[Mr Rabble]

24. Will someone please point out that Cheney is wrong factually?

Every single intelligence assessment since 2002 has pointed out that the specific policies of the Bush administration were designed to increase the threat of terrorism. There is no debate about this outside of our lapdog media.

To listen to Cheney without pointing out that he is factually incorrect is a total joke.

[demwing]

29. "Designed"?

Did you mean to write that or was that a bit of an exageration?

[Mr Rabble]

31. Yes, designed. No exageration whatsoever.

After what we have seen the Reaganites do over the last 30 or so years, I think that we can safely say that they are being proactive in trying to increase the threat of terrorism and violence. Either that, or they have managed to be very, very unlucky in exactly the same ways every single time for the last 30 years.
Which do you think is more likely?

[LaPera]

25. Who could be so fucking stupid as to believe ANYTHING said by the evil wicked, greedy lying Cheney?

Besides of course the gullible complicit controlling corporate media...who continues to relentlessly push this sick republican pile of pig shit Cheney on us unmercifully!

[formercia]

27. Cheney was all about keeping the 'War on Terra' going.

Without the War, he would have been a nobody VP.

[Cha]

28. Now the presswhore jackals

will have to defend cheney again.