Cheney Tells Rush Iraq Is Going "Remarkably Well"

[AtomicKitten]

Cheney: ‘General Overall Situation’ In Iraq Is Going ‘Remarkably Well’
http://thinkprogress.org/



Rush Limbaugh interviewed Vice President Cheney on his show today. At one point, Limbaugh asked Cheney to respond to growing frustration over U.S. efforts in Iraq.

Cheney acknowledged there is a “natural level of concern out there” because fighting didn’t end “instantaneously.” (Next month, the war will have lasted longer than U.S. fighting in World War II.) Cheney then pointed to various news items to paint a positive picture of conditions in Iraq and concluded, “If you look at the general overall situation, they’re doing remarkably well.”

audio: http://websrvr80il.audiovideoweb.com/il80web20037/ThinkProgress/2006/cheneyrush.mp4

Full transcript:

CHENEY: Well, I think there’s some natural level of concern out there because in fact, you know, it wasn’t over instantaneously. It’s been a little over three years now since we went into Iraq, so I don’t think it’s surprising that people are concerned.

On the other hand, this government has only been in office about five months, five or six months now. They’re off to a good start. It is difficult, no question about it, but we’ve now got over 300,000 Iraqis trained and equipped as part of their security forces. They’ve had three national elections with higher turnout than we have here in the United States. If you look at the general overall situation, they’re doing remarkably well.

It’s still very, very difficult, very tough. Nobody should underestimate the extent to which we’re engaged there with this sort of, at present, the “major front” of the war on terror. That’s what Osama bin Laden says, and he’s right.

[LSparkle]

1. Dick sez: "OBL's right" !!!!!

We should be trumpeting this from the mountaintops ...

[npincus]

2. pass the Viagra.

[BOSSHOG]

3. And those two monsters care not one iota of the 2,700+ plus

dead soldiers or the thousands of dead Iraqis or the thousands of injured soldiers. But on a daily basis they display "conservative" values.

[DRoseDARs]

4. Well, he's right, all things considered...

Iran could have taken advantage and openly supported Shites in southern Iraq, Turkey could have gone after the Kurdish north, and Israel could have found it got more than it bargained for in attacking Lebanon ... This could have turned into the biggest clusterfuck in the Middle East since the Mongol hordes swept across Asia. All things considered...

[acmavm]

6. Considering the cakewalk, and cheap cakewalk at that, that

these lying clowns said it would be things ARE NOT GOING WELL AT ALL.

[Cooley Hurd]

5. Thankyouthankyouthankyou, Dick!!!

Keep stating the OBVIOUS lies! It only HELPS Democrats by illustrating what a crazy asshole you are!!!:thumbsup:

[louis-t]

7. Things worked out rather well for them

you say? Put the both of them outside the green zone with nothing but the clothes on their backs and see how long they last.

[Faygo Kid]

8. Only dittoheads buy this insanity anymore.

It's called "firming up the base." That 30 percent that will back Bush no matter what, ever, when. It's worked before; this has no relation to reality, and it never has. Vote, People! Maybe the avalanche can even stop Diebold and Rove!

[bluerum]

9. Was it January '06? Lets see, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 , 6. Yeah.

Thats 6. 6 months. Good deal dick. Remarkable math skillz.

Now - Remarkably well? He says that they are doing remarkably well!? Well - I am simply at a loss for words.

Is he that out of touch?

Is he that big a fucking liar?

Does he think we are all (or anyone is) that stupid?

Does he think that because he keeps repeating his lies that they will become reality?

Is this the face of republican politics - lying deceitful condescending out of touch baboons?

[cui bono]

10. He's absolutely right. It's going great according to *his* objectives.

Halliburton and others have huge profits and "four big oil companies are on the verge of locking up its massive, profitable reserves".

Bush's Petro-Cartel Almost Has Iraq's Oil
http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/43045

[Spinzonner]

11. And on the plus side, the king (Louis XVI) won't have to

worry about headaches anymore.

[robbibaba]

12. Why isn't Limbaugh in jail?

Wasn't he convicted of major drug offences? Did I miss something? Sounds like he and Cheney are both snoggin' down the kool-aid.
And what's with that photo of Cheney smiling?? It's amazing what they can do in photoshop these days.

[Parche]

13. iraqi police

300,000 trained Iraqi's???? isnt that more then enough????

what a jacka$$ both of those bastards are

[onenote]

14. yep, its just peachy.

Rush should go live there.

[TheCowsCameHome]

15. Cheney's party is in it's last throes. Bwahahahahahaha.

[laugle]

16. Time to get his pacemaker checked......the oxygen

is not reaching his brain!!!