Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday that the Obama administration will “raise the risk” of a terrorist attack by overhauling his predecessor’s approach to the War on Terror.
Cheney sharply criticized Obama’s decisions to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, limit the methods CIA officers use to interrogate terror suspects and suspend military tribunals for alleged terrorists, saying those decisions taken together will make Americans less safe.
IT’s going to be very interesting to see if the words ” I TOLD YOU SO ” comes into play here!!
It was neither an accident or luck that we weren’t attacked again on our soil since September 11, 2001. The dedication by George W. Bush and his advisors worked long and hard to prevent further attacks. The amount of men and women that put in countless hours to keep us safe from more attacks would boggle the mind. These selfless people should be thanked and appreciated for, if nothing else, that we have not had another tragedy like 9-11. Many plots were stopped in their tracks within days or hours of accomplishing their goals. President Bush also had the additional task of rebuilding our military after the way it was decimated while Bill Clinton was in office. Now Obama will once again tear down our defenses leaving us a prime target for those who would destroy us. President Bush, we owe you a great debt of respect for keeping us safe.
If I were trying to increase the chances of a Republican win in 4 years, I’d say the same thing Cheney said. He has nothing to lose by saying it. If, God forbid, there is another terrorist attack (not counting the several recent mass shootings), then he can say “I told you so.”
A cynical gamble on his part, but times are tough for his party.