Cheney Claims ‘High Probability’ of WMD Attack
The former vice president tells Politico that there is a "high probability" of a terrorist attack involving "a nuclear weapon or a biological agent of some kind" and that the current administration is "more concerned about reading the rights to an Al Qaeda terrorist than they are with protecting the United States ".
The former vice president tells Politico that there is a “high probability” of a terrorist attack involving “a nuclear weapon or a biological agent of some kind” and that the current administration is “more concerned about reading the rights to an Al Qaeda terrorist than they are with protecting the United States. …”
Of course the last time Cheney warned us about a likely WMD attack he turned out to be a goofball with a $3 trillion quagmire to sell.
Rock Solid JournalismPolitico:
“When we get people who are more concerned about reading the rights to an Al Qaeda terrorist than they are with protecting the United States against people who are absolutely committed to do anything they can to kill Americans, then I worry,” Cheney said.
Protecting the country’s security is “a tough, mean, dirty, nasty business,” he said. “These are evil people. And we’re not going to win this fight by turning the other cheek.”
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