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katty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-12-09 04:28 PM
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Dick Cheney:A Life Pattern of Sabotaging U.S. Security
Edited on Tue May-12-09 04:31 PM by katty
more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-abrams/dick-cheney-a-life-patter_b_201948.html

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Dick Cheney portrays himself as passionate about national security. But, his real passion is Dick Cheney, even at the expense of the country. It is long past the time that Cheney should be given a free pass on his claims to be committed to the national security of the United States.

Earlier in his life, during Vietnam, when called upon to show his commitment to national security at its most basic level, risking the ultimate sacrifice in war, Dick Cheney's answer was "hell no, I won't go". He secured 5 deferments, explaining that he had "other priorities", i.e., Dick Cheney.

And, throughout his entire life, he has sabotaged the interests of the United States to achieve that "other priority".

Dick Cheney
As in the torture discussions, Dick Cheney has always tried mightily to portray himself as a staunch defender of the United States. For the most part, on that claim, the media has given him a pass. T...
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Caliman73 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-12-09 04:35 PM
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1. For Cheney power is the ultimate goal.
Cheney is all about power and money. He wants his hand in national and international affairs so that he can protect his wealth and power. He has no loyalty to anything except that which will keep him in power and out of prison.
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katty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-12-09 04:36 PM
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2. exactly
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Old and In the Way Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-12-09 05:06 PM
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3. Sorry that I stepped on your thread....
I opened a thread and started to post it earlier this PM, but got sidetracked and just released it now. Anyways, I'll kick and recommend yours! It can't be said enough: Dick Cheney is a world-class war profiteer and war monger.
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katty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-12-09 05:13 PM
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4. o, that's cool, - yeah, he certainly is and now yapping all over
the place!
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