Cheney defends Iraq insurgency last throes remark

[powwowdancer]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President
Dick Cheney on Thursday defended saying the Iraqi insurgency was in its "last throes," a comment that sparked criticism the White House was being too optimistic about when the violence will end.
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Cheney said he was not backing down from his remark. "If you look at what the dictionary says about throes, it can still be a violent period, the throes of a revolution," Cheney said in an interview with CNN.

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[grannylib]

1. I think he's disassembling.

[DeLayLandDem]

6. Bwaaaa! Good one!

:thumbsup:

[maddezmom]

2. hehe...posted this earlier

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3931779&mesg_id=3931779

[Newsjock]

3. I guess it depends on what the meaning of 'is' is

Imagine that.

[tanyev]

5. Jinx!

[tanyev]

4. But what does the dictionary say the definition of "is" is?

Nice parsing, Dick.

[cliss]

7. HA HA

Here's what my dictionary says about the word.

"Throe" = a sever pang of pain. Struggling with the task of, in the throes of 'spring cleaning'.

However, it still doesn't explain away Cheatin Cheney's choice of words when describing the Iraqi insurgency. Last is still last, as far as I'm concerned.

He thinks he's so clever, being a wordsmith and all that. We all know him as a thug and no amount of word splitting will change that.

[Katherine2]

12. Apparently Dick doesn't

know the meaning of the word "last".

[shoelace414]

8. usually when someone has to go to the dictonary

to support their statement, it's not going well for them.

[Lecky]

9. Did he mention anything about Howard Dean's mom?

[NYC Liberal]

10. Maybe Cheney should lend his dictionary to the guy in the WH!

He can look up:

- sovereignty
- disassemble

[liberaliraqvet26]

11. He is a sick bastard

[Kenergy]

13. Cheney is in HIS last throes

He's getting desperate and having trouble keeping track of his lies.

[daleo]

14. Cheney is in the throes of a delusion.

Also known as a fantasy, daydream, spell of insanity, or nightmare.

[jukes]

15. he was telling the truth

the insurgency is in the
"last throes'" of ridding itself of it's imperial occupiers.