Cneney reminds me of Gen. Curtis LeMay, who eventually headed SAC. The Soviets were literally afraid he actually WOULD bomb them back to the Stone Age. They saw what he did to Japan and viewed him as a credible threat, unlike today’s “leaders.”
Sorry...that should be’Cheney’ at the beginning.
I have a picture of my father (Squadron Commander 385th Bomb Group) with Gen. LeMay framed and hanging in my home. Dad said many times it was an honor to have served with him.