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Cheney’s Fightin’ Words For IranPosted on May 12, 2007Vice President Dick Cheney made the symbolic move of delivering a warning to Iran while aboard a nearby U.S. aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf. Cheney said the U.S. would use military force if necessary to prevent Iran from interfering with oil trade or “gaining nuclear weapons and dominating this region.”
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By Frankie Five Angels, May 15, 2007 at 5:25 am # What am I talking about. The whole point of George Bush and Cheney coming on all religious is to mobilize the Christian Right voting block every four years. The question is, are they cynical hypocrites or just smart political operators?
By Frankie Five Angels, May 15, 2007 at 4:41 am # For men of Faith, George Bush, Cheney and that crowd seem pretty selective of their scriptures where it suits them. Maybe if they meditated upon these words, the world might be a more Humane place: 1 Corinthians 13:2 ...... and though I have all FAITH, so that I could remove mountains, and have Not CHARITY, I am NOTHING.
By Fat Clemenza, May 14, 2007 at 6:12 am # Become a Millionaire Now!!! Iran war approaching. Avoid Walter Reed though, or any others who survive the coming onslaught. Some soldiers might bitch and moan too much from their injuries. Don’t let them ruin your appetite so watch only Fox News as they avoid dead and dying children in Iraq, and will do so with Iran too. Go to Monaco and buy a luxury apartment to enjoy your new found wealth and beautiful friends.
By Fat Clemenza, May 14, 2007 at 6:10 am # King George the 1st? I think not. We are being bludgeoned into silence with cute words like Honour, Patriotism and Terror...all adjectives by the way, and meaningless in the real world. All that matters is the Middle-east energy policy Enron helped them formulate, just before Enron went down. Oil and Weapons contracts; Halliburton and Lockheed Martin; Peaches and Cream....Death and Taxes.
By DennisD, May 13, 2007 at 6:17 pm # It’s always interesting that the people calling loudest for war will be NO where near the fighting. This Congress is a disgrace to every man and woman who has ever fought for this country. Why Bu$hChen haven’t been impeached yet is the question all voters should ask themselves next November and act accordingly. Rep & Dems alike should pay the price for being nothing more than co-conspirators.
By Dale Headley, May 13, 2007 at 10:00 am # One thing George Bush should take into serious consideration before attacking Iran is this: the only meaningful support he has in the international community will soon come down to one person - Gordon Brown. Though he is an unabashed Americaphile, Brown is unlikely to risk his predecessor’s fate by going down with Bush’s ship. If George Bush, facing not only unanimous international condemnation, but massive abandonment by his own party, goes to the terrorism/patriotism well one last time and attacks Iran in desperation he will go down in history, not only as the worst U.S. president ever, but the most pathetic. George Bush began his reign with expansive dreams of becoming Emperor George and gaining eternal glory. He will be lucky if he ends his decadent tenure with even an iota of respect. The best he can hope for is sympathy - sympathy he hasn’t earned from anyone but Fox News and Rush Limbaugh.
By Samantha, May 13, 2007 at 3:04 am # “We’ll stand with our friends in opposing extremism and strategic threats. We’ll disrupt attacks on our own forces. We’ll continue bringing relief to those who suffer, and delivering justice to the enemies of freedom.” I wonder if that sounds familiar to any Iraqis or Iranians. How you can talk about opposing extremist and strategic threats in the midst of making them yourself simply dumbfounds me. The hypocrisy in this situation is astounding to me. Stupid, prideful, aggressive monkeys. Didn’t these people take history? This doesn’t end well. It’s this kind of “us vs them” that makes empires collapse. If they think of themselves as Christians, they may do well to learn some tolerance and moderation. So unbelievable.
By titchaba, May 13, 2007 at 12:57 am # Darth Cheyney needs to get a grip, his manipulations and subversions of evidence are clear and present. Given time, we will unearth every nasty plot. He should really face facts and wipe the smug grin off his pudgy face. Reality once again, dominates. That it took this long, and this many dead, to actually have Americans see the damage that has been done, says that he sent them there in for no good reason, and they did a superb job for him, and yet he uses them again and again, a captive audience of cheerleaders. Watch thier faces.
By THOMAS BILLIS, May 13, 2007 at 12:43 am # The sad thing is that between Cheney,Bush and Rice there is not a fully formed human brain between them.If this was the cold war it would not be hard to convince me that they were working for the Russians.To be this stupid in foreign policy should be criminal.We are hated as no other nation on earth thanx to these people.If this is not high crimes and misdemeanors I do not know what is.
By davr, May 13, 2007 at 12:39 am # Dickless Cheney belongs in one of those rendition prisons that he and the rest of the criminal Republicans have set up for war criminals.
By Jimmy AJ, May 12, 2007 at 7:32 pm # Hey, Deadeye Dick, your aircraft carriers won’t look so hot sitting at the bottom of the Strait of Hormuz blocking the oil tanker traffic.
By eoriol1955, May 12, 2007 at 6:27 pm # Why is evryone who work in the Cheney administration a killer?All of them,including Bush enjoy killing people.It has been reported that Bush used to insert sticks of dynamite inside live frogs,lit them up and watch them explode.Who knows whether the same type of sadistic behavior is not being used against human beings today?Our only hope is for one brave democrat to start attacking Cheney’s character and expose him and Bush for the criminals that they are.The mere fact that not one democratic member of the house or senate has not been arrested for speaking out,means that no one has yet dared to say anything worth paying attention to…
By mojo, May 12, 2007 at 5:37 pm # ‘he kind of runs by his own rules’ . . . oh yea, that’s an understatement. What makes this guy tick ?
By THOMAS BILLIS, May 12, 2007 at 5:05 pm # This administration has a penchant for using aircraft carriers as a backdrop for speeches.I did not see any pictures was Cheney wearing a flight suit?
By James Yell, May 12, 2007 at 3:16 pm # As opposed to the United States interfering in? This is the Cheney person who did not care for military service because he had other things to do with his life and so didn’t serve? It isn’t that I think not serving is a crime, but after all if you are going to present yourself posture as a military gung-ho sort of person, don’t you think it a bit more than just hypocrisy to have turned you back on the country when you were young enough to serve. You do not have any respect for the US military and you have an incredible pay day coming as soon as you leave office. Money that was even made in Iran by Halliburton. Why isn’t Dick Cheney embarrassed?
By Trigger finger, May 12, 2007 at 2:44 pm # WAY TO GO DICKIE!. That region is OURS to dominate and do as we damn please and don’t you let them ever forget that. And Dickie, you keep reminding them that all that oil is OURS too and if they don’t like that, you just show them the business end of a couple of NUKES..and then watch them knuckle under. Who the hell do those Iranians think they are? I’m so glad you are there and flexing in front of them. In fact on your way back, why don’t you do a fly over IRAN, then accidentally drop some of that heat on them. And don’t forget to open up a window, flip them the bird as you settle down with your bottle of whiskey and RAMBO movie. It’ll make you feel better when you wake up and realize you have puked all over yourself again. Or, maybe just grab your shotgun, step across the border into Iran and watch them scatter. OK, just keep on going and chase them all into the ocean. You are my hero, Dickie!
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