Cheney to American People - "So?"

Let's be real here. When has Cheney ever showed much interest in pleasing the public? He is well known as a cold fish... meaning that he tends to be rather uncommunicative unless talking suits his purposes and is rather unfeeling, at least in his public presentation. This is his trademark. If he were to change his stripes now, who would believe him?Vice President Cheney and President Bush are cemented in place. They cannot back down. They cannot admit fault and say that they made a mistake in entering Iraq in the first place as they have too much pride. They attacked a nation which had no weapons of mass destruction because that nation's leader had too much pride and too much fear to admit that he had no such weapons. They attacked Iraq even though there were people on the ground who had provided information that indicated that there were no weapons of mass destruction present. They chose to listen to the one person who was in favor of the war against Iraq because they had a vested interest in doing so... It was not the public welfare or public opinion that they were thinking of then. They lied to the public and attempted to connect 9/11 to Iraq while continuing to support Pakistan and Saudi Arabia which were indeed partly responsible for 9/11. They attacked Iraq while still attempting to conduct a war in Afghanistan. They called those who disagreed with their actions unpatriotic or anti-American and people bought into it and for awhile kept quiet. They conducted a premptive strike against Iraq and were strongly reproached by the United Nations and by the religious community for doing so. They did this and they did not care what anyone said. Do you really expect people like this to start caring now about publc opinion?Does it matter that their term is coming to an end and they are thinking about legacies? If anything, these thoughts just make them more entrenched. They had no plan when they entered Iraq other than to fight. They now have no plan to leave. They do not have the intelligence or wisdom to construct a viable Redout plan and perhaps they are well aware of this fact. They will leave it for the next President and Vice President to deal with... It will be their gift to them and they will not be unhappy to be free of the responsibility for it.

i am not surprised. I heard part of his interview this morning and changed the channel. It is very clear that he doesnt care about what is happening with the economy because of this war. I am concerned for the troops who are there, the ones who have just come home, and the ones that are on their way now. All of these Americans dying and what is the real cause. I seem to have actually forgotten why the war in Iraq started to begin with. oh yeah weapons of mass destruction. so they didnt find any and Sadaam admitted he lied. what would cheney say to that...so.

So what? Cheney and Bush are right. The president should not base their decisions on public opinion. They should base their decisions on what they think is best for the country. Just because Clinton stuck his finger in the air to test public opinion before he made a decision does not mean that it is required. Bush has never relied on public opi9nion, and that is the mark of a good leader. You liberals are just pissed because Bush is not bowing to your childish demands. I say get over it and grow up. The only reason you are even putting this out is tto try to deflect attention from the curremt Obma flap. It is just another way to try and demonize Bush and company for actually doing their jobs.

This is precisely the reason presidents are elected to four year terms and not one or two years. The American public is very fickle and most people fail to see the big picture. You don't just win a war and drop a country on it's a$s. You need to clean up after yourself, get a friendly government installed, increase stability in the nation, and slowly decrease the military presence. Most Americans think that wars are won overnight and troops return home the next morning. That just isn't how it works and if people took a look at Japan, Germany, and Korea they might actually realize that. Public opinion is important, but it can't be the sole deciding factor in political decisions, especially those involving war.

Well Doll He came from Vermont but they say they do not want him back! We don't want him in NY either. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

LOL more great people news in politics. Smug; just what we need in office. But then again, has any other politician ever cared what America thought anyway??