Cheney: "policy of using preemptive military action...is the correct one"

[sabra]

http://www.blackanthem.com/World/military_2006042005.html

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The policy of using preemptive military action to engage terrorists before they can again attack the United States is the correct one, the vice president said, because terrorists "are invited by the perception of weakness. "

Vice President Richard B. Cheney talks with U. S. Army soldiers at Fort Riley, Kan. , during his visit to the post April 18. Photo by Amanda Kim Stairett

The United States decided to engage these enemies far from home, so as not have to face them on the streets of American cities, Cheney said.

There's still hard work ahead in Iraq, Cheney said, because the terrorists are ruthless, amoral enemies that consider that country as the central battlefield of the war. If terrorists succeed in driving U. S. and coalition forces out of Iraq, they'd then use that country as a launching pad for renewed attacks on America and its allies, he said.

"The only way to lose this fight is to quit -- and quitting is not an option. That's not going to happen on our watch," the vice president vowed.

[bryant69]

1. Fighting effectively isn't likely to happen either

when you have a hammer everything looks like a nail. Or at least thats' the way some people are.

Bryant
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[politicaholic]

2. There's no such thing as diplomacy and immigration reform...

not unless everyone does what they say and if not they're felons.

Talk about a bad situation happening under the wrong leaders.

[Virginia Dare]

3. Nuke the whole damn world then...

that would surely take out all of the "terrorists", wouldn't it Dickie boy?.

:nuke:

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

4. Hold forth, Cheneywise, hold forth and lead us...

[cliss]

5. I hope everyone sees where this is coming from -

It's not so much Bush

as it is


Cheney

[porphyrian]

6. Yeah, Dick, if you're a fucking nazi.

My family killed nazis, though, so I'm not in a hurray to act like them.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

7. "are invited by the perception of weakness"

Like invading Grenada after getting attacked in Beiruit?

That kind of weakness?

Cheny, you are a dipshit.

[The_Casual_Observer]

8. I suppose Israel appears to be weak, and that's why they are

routinely attacked by terrorists.

What utter bullshit.

[BIgJohn83]

9. I agree that we need to be agressive when going after terrorists...

BUT, Osama's still on the loose! Dead Eye Dick and Dubya had it in for Saddam (yes a bad guy, yes a tyrant, yes an asshole) from the get-go! Saddam and Iraq had no involvement with Terrorism until the Admin. decided we should go Storm-trooping into their country!

[walkon]

10. WTF

He's lost his mind. The insurgency is in it's last throes! The always correct prime authority on everything said so -
Richard Cheney: On May 31 (2005), Cheney told Larry King: "The level of activity that we see today from a military standpoint, I think, will clearly decline. I think they're in the last throes, if you will, of the insurgency."