Brennan: Cheney may be 'ignorant' of terror facts

[kpete]

Source: Politico

January 03, 2010

Brennan: Cheney may be 'ignorant' of terror facts

President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, said Sunday that former Vice President Dick Cheney's criticism of the Obama administration's approach to the Christmas Day terror attempt is misinformed or intentionally false.

"I'm disappointed. The vice president or others are either willfully mischaracterizing President Obama's actions or are ignorant of the facts," Brennan said on "Fox News Sunday." "I'm neither Republican nor Democrat. I've worked for five previous administrations..... says we're at war with Al Qaeda. We're going to destroy Al Qaeda."
Posted by Josh Gerstein 09:33 AM

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[geckosfeet]

1. Yah. Or just plain ignorant.

[NecklyTyler]

7. Box full of rocks ignorant

[geckosfeet]

8. With apologies to boxes full of rocks everywhere.

[TwilightGardener]

2. I saw that smackdown--thumbs-up for Mr. Brennan.

[Nihil]

28. Maybe 8/10 ...

... considering that he still called Cheney "the Vice President" rather
than "the former Vice President" ...

[Odin2005]

3. Oh SNAP!

[Nancy Waterman]

5. Brennan was great on MTP

Brennan was terrific on MTP this AM despite David Gregory's chronic as*holitude. Michael Hayden and Michael Chertoff also did a very good job, specifically because they were not in any way partisan and actually had an interesting discussion about counterterrorism. It was really a pleasure to listen to a discussion without the usual partisan attacks.

[goclark]

12. K and R

[fascisthunter]

4. he's a pathological liar promoting a fascist/neo-con agenda

[EFerrari]

17. Brennan also has an interesting history.

Brennan Appointed Obama Counterterror Adviser

In other news, Obama has appointed former CIA official John Brennan as his top aide on counterterrorism. Brennan had been Obama’s top candidate to head the Central Intelligence Agency but was forced to withdraw from consideration amid protests. Brennan has publicly supported the CIA’s policies of so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques” and extraordinary rendition. Brennan’s new position doesn’t require congressional approval.

-- DemocracyNow!

[fascisthunter]

21. geezus.... what a nasty web this government has woven

[EFerrari]

23. Obama's national security and military people are all filthy.

And I know I just sound like a knee jerk, but it's true.

What is that about? :shrug:

[kestrel91316]

6. ".....either willfully mischaracterizing President Obama's actions or are ignorant of the facts...."

I vote BOTH.

[lunatica]

9. This feels like a turning point for the Cheney shit

If my memory serves me no one, and I mean no one who that high in any administration has ever come out to criticize any former VP much less to label them as ignorant or willfully lying.

I don't see how Dick Cheney can respond to this without looking really foolish.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Except those who criticized former VP (& former Prez) Nixon?

:shrug: :P
:rofl:

[lunatica]

11. Nixon stayed in a closet for years after quitting.

He wasn't out doing everything he could to undermine the next sitting President.

There is a difference.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. A generational difference...

But since Darth was there when his mentor fell from power forever haunted, he keeps thinking he can change history by changing tactics. It's only going to backfire.

[704wipes]

25. Cheney has to claim one or the other or deny both...

This guy has sort of used a Lyndon Johnson tactic.
Even if maybe not exactly true/ or no way to prove it, "say it, and make the SON OF A BITCH deny it."

[skyounkin]

13. Sorry- again this crap is weak!

Why is it so hard to call the former vice dictaitor what he is- A LIAR? Is that so hard- "ignorant of the facts""? He is not! He is a goddaamn liar and I am tired of this sissy ass administration just trying to placate the bully with non-statements like "might be ignorant".

He is a fucking liar and a war criminal!

Why is it so hard for this adiministration to grow a pair and fight against repugs? They save their crap for dems.

Fucking tired of it.

::editted for spelling::

[fascisthunter]

22. I Hear Ya

[CLANG]

15. Did anyone read the comments on Politico?

Seems like 90% of the respondents are right-wingnuts! Is Politico a right-wingnut site?

[alstephenson]

27. Yes.

Politico pretends to be non-partisan.

[Guilded Lilly]

16. Old Dick

is not ignorant. He is just repulsively ugly from the core out.
His ugliness shows more every time he opens his sneering mouth.
He is just getting to be an Older Dick these days, and sorry, Old Dick, you still aren't in charge anymore.

[rocktivity]

18. Rocktivity: Cheney is definitely ignorant

period.


rocktivity

[FarLeftFist]

19. Brennan: Cheney may be 'ignorant' of terror facts

And the sky is blue.

[benld74]

20. Ignorant as the day is long on ANY FACTS! Except his made up shit!

[JelloSka]

24. Cheney is ignorant of everything

Understatement is the word.

[UTUSN]

26. "Ignorant" is the NAZI code word for NAZI n/t