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CHENEY FIGHTS BACK
Drudge Report ^ | Nov. 16 2005 | Dick Cheney

Posted on 11/16/2005 4:05:19 PM PST by Oeconomicus

CHENEY FIGHTS BACK Wed Nov 16 2005 18:56:46 ET Excerpts As Prepared For Delivery Tonight by Vice President Cheney

THE VICE PRESIDENT: "As most of you know, I have spent a lot of years in public service, and first came to work in Washington, D.C. back in the late 1960s. I know what it’s like to operate in a highly charged political environment, in which the players on all sides of an issue feel passionately and speak forcefully.

In such an environment people sometimes lose their cool, and yet in Washington you can ordinarily rely on some basic measure of truthfulness and good faith in the conduct of political debate. But in the last several weeks we have seen a wild departure from that tradition.

And the suggestion that’s been made by some U. S. senators that the President of the United States or any member of this Administration purposely misled the American people on pre-war intelligence is one of the most dishonest and reprehensible charges ever aired in this city...

Some of the most irresponsible comments have, of course, come from politicians who actually voted in favor of authorizing force against Saddam Hussein. These are elected officials who had access to the intelligence, and were free to draw their own conclusions.

They arrived at the same judgment about Iraq’s capabilities and intentions that was made by this Administration and by the previous Administration. There was broad-based, bipartisan agreement that Saddam Hussein was a threat … that he had violated U.N. Security Council Resolutions … and that, in a post-9/11 world, we couldn’t afford to take the word of a dictator who had a history of WMD programs, who had excluded weapons inspectors, who had defied the demands of the international community, who had been designated an official state sponsor of terror, and who had committed mass murder.

Those are facts.

What we’re hearing now is some politicians contradicting their own statements and making a play for political advantage in the middle of a war. The saddest part is that our people in uniform have been subjected to these cynical and pernicious falsehoods day in and day out. American soldiers and Marines are out there every day in dangerous conditions and desert temperatures – conducting raids, training Iraqi forces, countering attacks, seizing weapons, and capturing killers – and back home a few opportunists are suggesting they were sent into battle for a lie.

The President and I cannot prevent certain politicians from losing their memory, or their backbone – but we’re not going to sit by and let them rewrite history.

We’re going to continue throwing their own words back at them. And far more important, we’re going to continue sending a consistent message to the men and women who are fighting the war on terror in Iraq, Afghanistan, and many other fronts.

We can never say enough how much we appreciate them, and how proud they make us. They and their families can be certain: That this cause is right … and the performance of our military has been brave and honorable … and this nation will stand behind our fighting forces with pride and without wavering until the day of victory.

Developing...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 109th; 229; cheney; draftdodger; gwot; iraq; iraqwar; iraqwmd; saddam; terrorism; waronterror; wmd; wot
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To: Oeconomicus
Excellent !

It's time to fight.

61 posted on 11/16/2005 4:53:46 PM PST by af_vet_1981
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To: gidget7

Cheney 'da man. :-D

Now do our jobs and contact our representatives for selling the troops down the river!!



To: tiredoflaundry
Write your Senator

http://www.senate.gov/

Write your Congressman

http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/

powerlineblog.com

Senators to write in praise of....

Here is the list of the 13 Republican Senators who voted against the "cut-and-run light" resolution passed by the Senate yesterday with respect(actually that label is too strong, but it felt good using it):

Bunning, Burr, Chambliss, Coburn, DeMint, Graham, Inhofe, Isakson, Kyl, McCain, Sessions, Thune, and Vitter.

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Cloak Room Republican: (202) 224-6191


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E-mail: senator@akaka.senate.gov

Alexander, Lamar - (R - TN)
(202) 224-4944

Allard, Wayne - (R - CO)
(202) 224-5941

Allen, George - (R - VA)
(202) 224-4024

Baucus, Max - (D - MT)
(202) 224-2651

Bayh, Evan - (D - IN)
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Bennett, Robert - (R - UT)
(202) 224-5444

Biden, Joseph - (D - DE)
(202) 224-5042
E-mail: senator@biden.senate.gov

Bingaman, Jeff - (D - NM)
(202) 224-5521
E-mail: senator_bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov

Bond, Christopher - (R - MO)
(202) 224-5721

Boxer, Barbara - (D - CA)
(202) 224-3553


Brownback, Sam - (R - KS)
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Bunning, Jim - (R - KY)
(202) 224-4343

Burns, Conrad - (R - MT)
(202) 224-2644

Burr, Richard - (R - NC)
(202) 224-3154

Byrd, Robert - (D - WV)
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Cantwell, Maria - (D - WA)
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Carper, Thomas - (D - DE)
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Chafee, Lincoln - (R - RI)
(202) 224-2921

Chambliss, Saxby - (R - GA)
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Clinton, Hillary - (D - NY)
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Cochran, Thad - (R - MS)
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Coleman, Norm - (R - MN)
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Collins, Susan - (R - ME)
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Conrad, Kent - (D - ND)
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Cornyn, John - (R - TX)
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Corzine, Jon - (D - NJ)
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Craig, Larry - (R - ID)
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Crapo, Michael - (R - ID)
(202) 224-6142

Dayton, Mark - (D - MN)
(202) 224-3244

DeMint, Jim - (R - SC)
(202) 224-6121

DeWine, Mike - (R - OH)
(202) 224-2315

Dodd, Christopher - (D - CT)
(202) 224-2823

Dole, Elizabeth - (R - NC)
(202) 224-6342

Domenici, Pete - (R - NM)
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Dorgan, Byron - (D - ND)
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E-mail: senator@dorgan.senate.gov

Durbin, Richard - (D - IL)
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Ensign, John - (R - NV)
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Enzi, Michael - (R - WY)
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Feingold, Russell - (D - WI)
(202) 224-5323

Feinstein, Dianne - (D - CA)
(202) 224-3841

Frist, Bill - (R - TN)
(202) 224-3344

Graham, Lindsey - (R - SC)
(202) 224-5972

Grassley, Chuck - (R - IA)
(202) 224-3744

Gregg, Judd - (R - NH)
(202) 224-3324
E-mail: mailbox@gregg.senate.gov

Hagel, Chuck - (R - NE)
(202) 224-4224

Harkin, Tom - (D - IA)
(202) 224-3254

Hatch, Orrin - (R - UT)
(202) 224-5251

Hutchison, Kay - (R - TX)
(202) 224-5922

Inhofe, James - (R - OK)
(202) 224-4721

Inouye, Daniel - (D - HI)
(202) 224-3934

Isakson, Johnny - (R - GA)
(202) 224-3643

Jeffords, James - (I - VT)
(202) 224-5141

Johnson, Tim - (D - SD)
(202) 224-5842

Kennedy, Edward - (D - MA)
(202) 224-4543

Kerry, John - (D - MA)
(202) 224-2742

Kohl, Herb - (D - WI)
(202) 224-5653

Kyl, Jon - (R - AZ)
(202) 224-4521

Landrieu, Mary -
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Lautenberg, Frank - (D - NJ)
(202) 224-3224

Leahy, Patrick - (D - VT)
(202) 224-4242
E-mail: senator_leahy@leahy.senate.gov

Levin, Carl - (D - MI)
(202) 224-6221

Lieberman, Joseph - (D - CT)
(202) 224-4041

Lincoln, Blanche - (D - AR)
(202) 224-4843

Lott, Trent - (R - MS)
(202) 224-6253
E-mail: senatorlott@lott.senate.gov

Lugar, Richard - (R - IN)
(202) 224-4814
E-mail: senator_lugar@lugar.senate.gov

Martinez, Mel - (R - FL)
(202) 224-3041

McCain, John - (R - AZ)
(202) 224-2235

McConnell, Mitch - (R - KY)
(202) 224-2541

Mikulski, Barbara - (D - MD)
(202) 224-4654

Murkowski, Lisa - (R - AK)
(202) 224-6665

Murray, Patty - (D - WA)
(202) 224-2621

Nelson, Bill - (D - FL)
(202) 224-5274

Nelson, Ben - (D - NE)
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Obama, Barack - (D - IL)
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Pryor, Mark - (D - AR)
(202) 224-2353

Reed, Jack - (D - RI)
(202) 224-4642

Reid, Harry - (D - NV)
(202) 224-3542

Roberts, Pat - (R - KS)
(202) 224-4774

Rockefeller, John - (D - WV)
(202) 224-6472
E-mail: senator@rockefeller.senate.gov

Salazar, Ken - (D - CO)
(202) 224-5852

Santorum, Rick - (R - PA)
(202) 224-6324

Sarbanes, Paul - (D - MD)
(202) 224-4524

Schumer, Charles - (D - NY)
(202) 224-6542

Sessions, Jeff - (R - AL)
(202) 224-4124

Shelby, Richard - (R - AL)
(202) 224-5744
E-mail: senator@shelby.senate.gov

Smith, Gordon - (R - OR)
(202) 224-3753

Snowe, Olympia - (R - ME)
(202) 224-5344
E-mail: olympia@snowe.senate.gov

Specter, Arlen - (R - PA)
(202) 224-4254
E-mail: arlen_specter@specter.senate.gov

Stabenow, Debbie - (D - MI)
(202) 224-4822

Stevens, Ted - (R - AK)
(202) 224-3004

Sununu, John - (R - NH)
(202) 224-2841

Talent, James - (R - MO)
(202) 224-6154

Thomas, Craig - (R - WY)
(202) 224-6441

Thune, John - (R - SD)
(202) 224-2321

Vitter, David - (R - LA)
(202) 224-4623

Voinovich, George - (R - OH)
(202) 224-3353

Warner, John - (R - VA)
(202) 224-2023

Wyden, Ron - (D - OR)
(202) 224-5244


62 posted on 11/16/2005 4:54:00 PM PST by Soul Seeker (Mr. President: It is now time to turn over the money changers' tables.)
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To: SittinYonder

ping


63 posted on 11/16/2005 4:54:05 PM PST by eyespysomething (This ashtray, the paddlegame, the remote control, the lamp and the chair. That's all I need!)
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To: Coop

bttt


64 posted on 11/16/2005 4:54:41 PM PST by nopardons
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To: All
Standing Ovation Here !!!!!!!!!

Kick those traitors and kick 'em hard, Mr. Cheney!

65 posted on 11/16/2005 4:55:00 PM PST by jigsaw (God Bless Our Troops.)
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To: Coop
Go, Cheney, go!
66 posted on 11/16/2005 4:55:52 PM PST by utahagen
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To: Cinnamon Girl

Sigh ...


67 posted on 11/16/2005 4:56:02 PM PST by Tax-chick ("Everything is either willed or permitted by God, and nothing can hurt me." Bl. Charles de Foucauld)
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To: Oeconomicus

Cheney cuts right to the bone. This kind of dignified bluntness in a man is really something to admire.


68 posted on 11/16/2005 4:56:35 PM PST by eric_da_grate
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To: Oeconomicus
The President and I cannot prevent certain politicians from losing their memory, or their backbone – but we’re not going to sit by and let them rewrite history.

Rolling, rolling, rolling!

69 posted on 11/16/2005 4:58:07 PM PST by Velveeta
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To: Oeconomicus

No problem downloading here. Awesome picture.


70 posted on 11/16/2005 4:58:23 PM PST by gpapa (Boost FR Traffic! Make FR your home page!)
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To: eric_da_grate

Kind of Trumanesque, in a Republican way.


71 posted on 11/16/2005 4:59:20 PM PST by The Kingwood Kid (The Kingwood Kid)
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....See tagline....


72 posted on 11/16/2005 5:02:19 PM PST by mcmuffin (About time to open up a vintage can of '94 GOP WhoopA$$-before it goes flat-again)
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To: RockinRight

It sure took awhile. I don't think we have be go berserk and act like the foaming-at-the-mouth Dems. But fer Pete's sake, we can't just continue to stand by and let the Dems and their buds lie and defame not only the Prez and Veep, but the military and the whole effort.

I'm glad Cheney is taking them on, because the left and the Muslims have something in common: they only attack weakness.


73 posted on 11/16/2005 5:03:02 PM PST by livius
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To: lysie

For later.


74 posted on 11/16/2005 5:03:43 PM PST by lysie
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To: Cinnamon Girl


75 posted on 11/16/2005 5:03:53 PM PST by McGruff (There is a cancer within the CIA)
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To: Oeconomicus

BIG TIME!!!


76 posted on 11/16/2005 5:04:24 PM PST by NonValueAdded ("To the terrorists, the media is a vital force multiplier" Brig. Gen. Donald Alston (USAF) 10/31/05)
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To: McGruff

Woo-Hoo!!!! About time to let loose with the big guns!!


77 posted on 11/16/2005 5:05:47 PM PST by sissyjane (Don't be stuck on stupid!)
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To: prairiebreeze; Mo1

A Vice President Cheney ping.


78 posted on 11/16/2005 5:06:04 PM PST by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: jigsaw
Just don't make me angry.

You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.


79 posted on 11/16/2005 5:07:12 PM PST by McGruff (There is a cancer within the CIA)
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To: Oeconomicus
The saddest part is that our people in uniform have been subjected to these cynical and pernicious falsehoods day in and day out. American soldiers and Marines are out there every day in dangerous conditions and desert temperatures – conducting raids, training Iraqi forces, countering attacks, seizing weapons, and capturing killers – and back home a few opportunists are suggesting they were sent into battle for a lie.

Bump!

80 posted on 11/16/2005 5:09:58 PM PST by nicmarlo
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