Posted on 06/14/2009 11:53:32 AM PDT by james500
CIA Director Leon Panetta says former Vice President Dick Cheney's criticism of the Obama administration's approach to terrorism almost suggests "he's wishing that this country would be attacked again, in order to make his point."
Panetta told The New Yorker for an article in its June 22 issue that Cheney "smells some blood in the water" on the issue of national security.
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Last month the former vice president offered a withering critique of Obama's policies and a defense of the Bush administration on the same day that Obama made a major speech about national security.
Panetta said of Cheney's remarks: "It's almost, a little bit, gallows politics. When you read behind it, it's almost as if he's wishing that this country would be attacked again, in order to make his point. I think that's dangerous politics."
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gallows politics???
RIGHT BACK AT YOU, YOU SHAMEFUL DEGENERATE DESTRUCTIVE DECEITFUL LEFTISTS. YOU CALL A TRULY PATRIOTIC AMERICANS WHO HAS KEPT THIS COUNTRY SAFE FOR EIGHT YEARS AS THOUGH REFERRING TO AN ENEMY?
YOU DEMOCRATS HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO SHAME.
just another rat making stuff up.
Can not deal with substance, just lie and attack.
Disgraceful. Particularly coming from the party who tried to sabotage the Iraq War.
Okay. I’m just thinking - NY has already had one.
Leon is from the Soviet Republic of Ca. Worked for Bubba. What would you expect from a guy who thinks national defense is hand holding?
Attempting to discredit a Vice President that had much to do with the US not being attacked for 8 years after 9-11, when you and the Democrats fought many of his initiatives every step of the way and who have no track record of resisting the forces of terrorism - that is reckless politics.
I did’nt that one but I heard that he is living in the closet.
Exactly my first thought.
I thought Bush did that one. (sarcasm)
That must be what Zer0 smokes!!!
“Shouldn’t he be focusing on national security?”
He probably would be, if he was a career intelligence official instead of a political hack.
Heckuva job, Panny!
Now, why don't you all resign and let the adults lead this nation? To date you have done NOTHING except massively increase our money supply, increase our deficits from mere billions to TRILIONS, promise to release all Gitmo detainees, apologize to every tin pot dictator in the world, promise to nationalize 19% of the country's GDP (health care), nuke the bankruptcy laws...
No, Leon, IT is you and your DEMOCRATIC COHORTS who are terrorizing the US! Hell, another six months of your leadership we won't need Al Qaeda to attack us. You and YOUR DEMOCRATIC traitors are doing a fine job!
Yeah, but somehow I think Panetta has got it right. Kinda like the Clintons and him kinda getting off on the Republican infidelities as they surfaced.
Some of this is just human nature and occurs across the political spectrum.
parsy, who tries to be noble.
Well said. Although you just know there’s also some projection here - I’m confident that many a Liberal bedtime prayer to Gaia was aimed at having GW fall flat on his face.
When they can’t lie outrageously anymore; they lie outrageously. Panetta is nuts.
what a bunch of crap! What is true is Murtha and many other Dems rooting against the war on terror for fear it might make GWB popular.
That was my reaction as well. Unreal.
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