Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Former Secretary of Defense Cheney speaks on the threats in the Middle East

Mr. Cheney as we know him

Behind Closed Doors, Cheney Tells Republicans That Obama Supported Muslim Brotherhood
... "According to Rep. John Fleming of Louisiana, Cheney said Obama “has actually done things that have supported the Muslim Brotherhood.” The former vice president then went on to name the Muslim Brotherhood as “the beginning of all the Islamist groups that we’re dealing with now like Hamas and ISIS.”
"In Fleming’s account, Cheney said that by “facilitating the Muslim Brotherhood…our policies have been exactly opposite to where they should be.”

Mr. Cheney as pictured by the left

Cheney attacks Obama support for Muslim Brotherhood in closed door meeting with House Republicans     ... "With President Obama poised to give a major speech on Wednesday about military action against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, Cheney spoke to the assembled Republican congressmen about the situation in the Middle East at their weekly caucus meeting. And while the GOP has been fiercely divided over foreign policy in recent years, Cheney didn’t wade into that debate, instead opting to pillory Obama in front of an audience giving him “rapt attention.' ”

Cheney: Obama 'pink slips' to troops have military at 'crisis point'   "Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Wednesday that President Obama has slashed the military so deeply that troop levels will be below where they were on the 9/11 attacks, a gutting that begs foes to exploit the Pentagon’s vulnerabilities.

“ 'We’re investing in defense as if the dangers of the world were all in quiet retreat,” warned Cheney, a former defense secretary, in a morning speech at the American Enterprise Institute.

"With typically blunt words, Cheney said that Obama has whittled away the strong military he was left with by former President George W. Bush." ...
 


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