Cheney defends extended deployments (AP)

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Cheney defends extended deployments

By TOM RAUM, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 8 minutes ago

CAMP SPEICHER, Iraq - Vice President Dick Cheney saluted U.S. troops
stationed near former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's hometown on Thursday
and defended the Bush administration's recent decision to extend military
deployments as "vital to the mission."

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Cheney had breakfast with troops and participated in classified briefings
from military commanders.

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It was the first time Cheney spent the night in Iraq, and his whereabouts
was closely guarded by the White House until Thursday's speech to the
troops.

Cheney spoke to several thousand mostly Army forces in a huge tent that is
scheduled to be a gymnasium. He was enthusiastically cheered and greeted
when he stepped up on stage, but only politely applauded when he talked
about deployment extensions.

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[whistle]

1. Why is Dick Cheney not being impeached by Congress?

...The longer Cheney remains the closer we get to all out war with Iran and the entire situation exploding into WW III
:wtf:

[Zenlitened]

2. Well, he does have some authority on the topic. After all, he was deployed 5 times himself, right?

What's that you say? Not "deployed" five times?

Hmmm... must be another word that starts with "D"...

Debunked?

Defunded?

Oh wait... deferred, that's it.

Cheney, with his five deferments. Yeah, he's just the guy to stand in front of the troops extolling the joys of extended deployments. :eyes:

[MikeNearMcChord]

4. And remember he had more important things to do

than just fight some stupid war thousands of miles away, but then again I think 58,000+ would have more important things to do also if they had a choice.

[Captain Hilts]

3. What about troops that have "other priorities"? nt

[havocmom]

5. His offspring have other priorities - no worries for clan cheney

The rat-bastards running the war do not consider the rest of us as human beings. They sure as hell don't consider the troops and the Iraqis as people. Just fodder to turn into cash.

Never thought I'd be cheering sticky platelets, but if it would save lives in the long run...

[Medical Speaking]

6. Cheney

Should go Cheney himself, this man is a joke. There were a lot of MEN that did stand up for the Viet-Nam conflict myself included. I see red when he said he had other priorities.
What a scum bag, he can take his money and shove it up his a--. Then go straight to HELL.

Semper Fi