Cheney to special ops: 'A long war ahead of us'

[Javaman]

VP thanks ‘silent professionals’ for their anti-terrorism work

The Associated Press
Updated: 10:22 a.m. ET June 11, 2005
TAMPA, Fla. - Vice President Dick Cheney lauded and thanked international special operations soldiers for helping fight terrorism but warned them that their work is far from over.

“We have a long war ahead of us, and our enemies are waiting for us to let our guard down,” Cheney said, speaking Friday to more than 300 people at the closing of the International Special Operations Forces Week conference. “But we will not relent in this effort because we have the clearest possible understanding of what is at stake.”

Cheney also visited MacDill Air Force Base for a medals ceremony at the U.S. Special Operations Command, which oversees the nation’s elite military units, including the Navy’s SEALs, the Air Force’s Special Operations Command and the Army’s Rangers and Green Berets.

His speech at the conference culminated a week that brought together U.S. special operations leaders and their counterparts from 59 countries. The event also included businesses and civilian defense contractors to talk about weapons systems specially created for special operations forces.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8179304/

[TomClash]

1. Of course

There are many more crimes to commit.

[acmejack]

3. They borrowed a line from Jack Abramoff

"We want all their money!"

[Barrett808]

2. But, but -- it was "last throes" just two weeks ago

Not even two weeks ago:

Iraq insurgency in 'last throes,' Cheney says
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/05/30/cheney.iraq/index.html

[leftchick]

4. perhaps he is talking about other Wars...

Iran, Syria and North Korea jump to mind.

[LiberalVoice]

20. Might aswell take N Korea off that list.

No way we are gonna invade them. Not when they have nukes.

[leftchick]

35. air strikes

Until there is a draft the USA won't be invading anyone. I would guess rummy is planning a lot of air strikes.

[LiberalVoice]

40. Air Strikes wont deter a nuclear launch.

Even if they dont send it towards the US they'll probably dump it on S. Korea.

[leftchick]

42. I understand that as I am a perfectly rational and sane human being

unlike the people currently running US foreign policy. Rational and sane have nothing to do with the decisions that are made.

[wtmusic]

5. good catch

To give him the benefit of the doubt, maybe what Cheney meant to say was "there's a lot of oil left for us"...

[getmeouttahere]

6. Check these guys for frothing at the mouth....

And thanks, Barrett808, for reminding us all that they just told us the insurgency was in its last throes!

You couldn't make this sh** up!!!

[truth2power]

26. Two years ago

the Little Turd said major combat operations were over. And, yeah...Cheney just said they were in their last throes.

I tell ya', I just can't keep up. I think the whole Cabal is decompensating. :silly:

[Carla in Ca]

31. And don't forget...

they promised to rebuild Iraq when the 'war' was over! How in hell are we ever going to be able to do that?
We aren't even taking care of a lot of our wounded soldiers. And nothing brings back our dead.
What about the Iraqi people, the kids?
My husband had the news on. I walked in and there's crackhead getting out of the helicopter smiling and waving...I'm sick, just sick.

[truth2power]

38. "crackhead getting out of the helicopter"

Carla, every time I see Bush on TV (which is less and less lately, since I seldom have my TV on) my stomach twists into knots.

I think there's something inside me that sees the destructive and hateful personality within him. That guy ain't right, mentally. Criminal mind. If his name wasn't Bush, he'd be in prison.

[0007]

18. Richard Cheney would make Spiro Agnew look like a sick whore.

In the United States today, we have more than our share of the nattering nabobs of negativism. SPIRO AGNEW

[LiberallyInclined]

29. he was talking about Iraq then...

and talking about their 'war on terror' this time round
two different wars.

[Roland99]

34. But...but...but....they've been saying they are the same??

:eyes:

[MadisonProgressive]

32. Doesn't sound like the "last throes" to me

"The insurgency in Iraq is 'in the last throes,' Vice President Dick Cheney says, and he predicts that the fighting will end before the Bush administration leaves office."

[PuraVidaDreamin]

37. Is anyone else afraid that could be NEVER?

[whistle]

7. A long series of wars which began with Afghanistan and Iraq...

...and will continue with Iran, Syria, North Korea, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and numerous resource rich countries of Africa, plus some Latin American countries. The American Empire shall last 1,000 years!:sarcasm:

[indepat]

9. Should this Republic last a 1,000 years or more, surely these will be the

darkest days in its history.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

14. Republic?

surely you jest.

(and no im not calling you Shirley;)

[Cha]

8. Oh really?

We could have told them that..over two years ago but no ..it was all..zip zip..flowers, sadam's statue down, flowers, "mission accomplished"..flowers..etc, etc, etc..

[fortyfeetunder]

10. We can read into that really easy...

Long war, has several implications...

1) Bush will seek to overturn term limit amendment until the long war is over
2) Halliburton and other companies aren't making enough money
3) A draft is imminent, if not already here in some form

[Javaman]

13. I believe the term limit issue will be coming up soon...

Once he crowns himself emperor, that's the end. But we all know what happens to emperors ;)

[Straight Shooter]

11. He's referring to the War on Terrah

You know, that never-to-be-successful-as-long-as-it's-making-money War on Terrah, like the War on Drugs.

That War on Terrah, the incubus of the PNAC neocon pack of rabid dogs, frothing at the mouth for power and money.

That War on Terrah that will never be over, as long as PNAC breathes.

[benddem]

12. remember when

he said that it would be "weeks rather than months?" How long ago did he say that...and has anyone pointed out to him that he is a liar???

[SlavesandBulldozers]

16. that was Rummy

and for your own sanity i suggest you stop trying to make sense out of the contradictions. ;)

[acmavm]

15. What did he mean by 'us'? Is the evil old f*** going to suit up and serve

now? Wouldn't do it when he was young, maybe he's feeling like he can kick some ass in his old age.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

17. "We have the clearest possible understanding of what is at stake"....

...We who, dirtbag?

[burythehatchet]

23. that's the line...that's the one

no greater truth has ever been uttered. He does know what is at stake, the damn Hague. He knows all too well.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

19. Yeah

Our "enemies" have all "our" oil.

[LynnTheDem]

21. "our enemies are waiting for us to let our guard down". Again.

Like bush & Cheney did already on September 11, 2001.

[anarchy1999]

22. Cheney needs to be impeached with Bush and all the rest of their

corporate cronies!

Good lord, help us all to make peace happen! Let us end the military/industrial complex. That is my prayer.

on a side note, may he have a heart attack soon. Satire, just kidding, you all know the drill.

[understandinglife]

24. Cheney, the only thing 'long' is going to be your jail term, if you ...

... survive being indicted and prosecuted.

Peace.


www.missionnotaccomplished.us - don't stop at 500,000 signatures; don't stop at 10,000,000 signatures; don't stop until Bush and the neoconsters are indicted and prosecuted for their heinous crimes against humanity and our Constitution.

[Stephanie]

27. Long live Dick Cheney!

May he live long enough to be indicted, prosecuted, and IMPRISONED.

[VegasWolf]

25. Cheesy, "We have a long way to go before that oil is safely out of the

ground!"

[w8liftinglady]

30. especially when you look at his investments...

This is a list of the current businesses doing well in the aftermath of our war:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/industry/index.html
He(as well as the Bushes and their cronies) have a huge investment in all these companies(which are doing REALLY well,by the way)


this has some good background on Cheney's actions.

http://archives.lists.indymedia.org/imc-houston/2002-November/004627.html

[mahatmakanejeeves]

28. we ... us ... our

Whatever you think of Ayn Rand, I read a remark of hers years ago about this. She said that whenever you hear someone say that "we've go to do this," or "this is our obligation," and so forth, what he is saying is that someone else - you - will get to do the work, while he's nowhere to be found.

[teryang]

33. Good news for war profiteers "a long war ahead of us"

Cheney as the nexus lobbyist for the energy lobby and the war industry, is the de-facto ruler of the national security police state.

[ElectroPrincess]

36. It's a damn shame you won't have enough "cannon fodder"

even in the short term to fund your "cash cow" war machine.

Even when the Army revised it's recruiting goals, it didn't meet the minimums.

God Bless America! Where the common people (even some freepers waking up) are not as DUMB as this criminal Executive Branch is GREEDY.

No, don't pass the AMMO! The vast majority of the American people will no longer send their Sons' and Daughters' to be disfigured or killed for the military corporations' cash cow known as "Bush-Co" and "Caryle."

[ElsewheresDaughter]

39. and now Negroponte will personnally pick the new FBI director..JESUS!!!!

[tabasco]

41. Draft-dodging chickenhawk republican goes to speak to an elite

... unit started by a war hero democrat. If I was there I would have laughed my ass off at that fat piece of shit. Like he knows anything about war, that fucking pig.

[llmart]

43. What's with the "us" shit anyway?

Like this friggen coward would ever serve a day in his life. When his country called back during VietNam he had other things to do. What a bunch of lily livered cowards.

May this country survive these criminals after they're out of office or dead whichever comes first (and you know which one I wish would come first).