Cheney Speaks

From remarks at the American Enterprise Institute on Iraq and the War on Terrorism: What is not legitimate and what I will again say is dishonest and reprehensible is the suggestion by some U.S. senators that the president of the United States or any member of his administration purposely misled the American people on prewar intelligence. It's an entirely legitimate question. Cheney has developed a habit of giving lawmakers the Heisman when they come looking for information. See here , here and here for example. What he is saying, in effect, is trust me. His record says otherwise. See here for the fifty odd misleading charges Cheney made about the Iraq threat between March 17, 2002, and January 22, 2004 (it also covers the rest of the administration's public statements). By all accounts there was no lack of qualification swirling around the intel at the CIA. Sins of omission are a powerful tool when dishonest hands are shaping the argument—his approval ratings suggest this is hardly a secret to the electorate. Cheney's complaint is every bit as hollow and misguided as the record reveals the man to be.