Cheney:"what we're doing in Iraq is based on what we believe is in the best interests of the nation"

[sabra]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/07/20070730-1.html

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Q How long will the surge last?

THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, that depends on how long it has to last. It's set up so that it kicked in, really, this summer. We began to deploy the additional troops in the spring; the final deployment of additional troops occurred in late June, early July. And so the surge right now is at its maximum peak. How long that continues will be a decision the President will make based on advice he gets from General Petraeus.

Q If you and the President were running for reelection next year, would that be a factor in any way in Iraq policy?

THE VICE PRESIDENT: I don't believe it would be. I think what we're doing in Iraq is based on what we believe is in the best interests of the nation. And I don't think it would be affected by politics; it certainly wasn't in '04 when we ran for reelection. And we're continuing because we believe this is the right course of action.

[sakabatou]

1. BULLSHIT!!111!!

[natrat]

2. no bid contacts---fuck you dick

[babylonsister]

3. He really needs to retire, or just go away. nt

[aquart]

4. And this still won't get him on the comedy circuit.

[Solly Mack]

5. of course he'd say that

[Disturbed]

9. Impeachment Inquiry needs to start in Sept. on this

Asshole!

[Bluerthanblue]

6. what nation??? it sure as hell isn't the us, or iraq- what nation

is it in the best interest of???-

oh, he is so arrogant and devious i could just puke

:nuke:

[butterfly77]

7. They have never plan to withdraw,draw down, redeploy...

they have been playing this game year after year. They said the surge would begin at the beginning of the year now they are playing the game of, all of the troops aren't there yet. They have been sending out all of their talking heads to keep it going the same as before and now asshole Cheney will be on Larry king trying to win back some of their base.

[rodeodance]

8. i would really like to punch his lights out----rhetorically speaking!

[malaise]

10. Whose nation?

Certainly not Iraq.

[indepat]

11. If securing Iraq's oil reserves mostly to the benefit of four major oil companies

is in the best interest of the nation, one would think that world oil prices and the price at the pump would have gone down instead of more than doubling, but what do I know?

[hfojvt]

12. in other words:

"even if we were running for re-election, we would not pay any more attention to the will of the people than we ever have. The fuehrer knows best."