Then-SecDef Dick Cheney explaining why *not* to invade Iraq. But let’s assume for the moment that we would have been able to do it — … Then the question comes [of] putting a government in place of the one you’ve just gotten rid of; you can’t just sort of turn around and walk away — you have now accepted the responsibility for what happens in Iraq. What kind of government do you want us to create in place of the old Saddam Hussein government? Do you want a Sunni government, or a Shi’a …
This really just blows my mind.
Dirty Dick is a sage, a mind reader, a future teller, he knew exactly what would happen, but he went in anyway 10 years later.
Obviously the Bush administration knew all the risks they’d encounter if Iraq were invaded. Cheney’s scenario pretty much played out as he sketches out in this speech. Why in God’s name did we invade Iraq? Unfortunately, I think it comes down to money. The economy wasn’t doing well, and wars are good for the economy. Republicans attacked Clinton for taking action in the Balkans, exactly the same argument. Being the former CEO of Haliburton, biggest contractor in Iraq was no coincidence.
He wouldn’t have gotten his Haliburton dividends if he did!
dick cheney should have listened to his own advice…
Hey lets go duck hunting! But wear a bullet proof vest!
They didn’t want to turn Iraq into a Chaotic system where Iran could or would gain influence. Iraq was always there as a counter weight to Iranian power and influence in the region. So Saddam was there to counter Iran. Who they, and a lot of Americans, look at an enemy. We believe that they hate us and want to destroy us. So One evil to counter the other.
Which is?
my dick looks better than this dick
The knowledge of “good/bad” exists..and those fuckers have chosen to be evil …
This is just a game..and they are making the rules on the game…
New “bank” puppet Obama ..will atach some new rules…
Better for the People?
He just made a pretty good case for not invading Iraq, it’s too bad he didn’t convince himself.
wise man, too bad he flip floped after 9-11, he really had it right back in 1992.
Unfortunately, he didn’t mention the real reason.
We have “opportunities” to remove dictators the world over. What about Mugabe? What about Kim Jong Il? We can’t police the world that way. it’s not our right, and we’ve seent he consequences. Al Qaeda in Iraq didn’t exist until we arrived. If that wasn’t the case, Sadaam would have had to deal with terrorism all the time. This is no conspiracy: Cheney and Co. just conveniently forgot/ignored all of the reasons to NOT invade Iraq so they could served corporate interests.
Al Queda operates out of Afghanistan and Pakistan, not Iraq.
Saddam didn’t tolerate terrorist organizations when he was in charge, because he perceived them to be a threat to his power, which is what he valued above all else.
He was an asshole, for sure, but Iraq was not a terrorist state with him there. Now it is and we can thank the current administration for that one.
Oh yeah and ummm… In case you forgot we helped put Saddam in power during the Iran Iraq war.
Yeah, great opportunity to kill hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians and thousands of our troops to remove one petty dictator.
Here’s to hoping natural selection catches up to you and yours! Cheers!
You libs are all idiots, things changed between 1992 and 2003 you fkn imbeciles…. like 9-11 perhaps?
So what ifd Saddam had squat to do with 9-11, it was an opportunity to remove a dangerous murderous dictator repsonsible for millions of deaths and fight al queda in the sand instead of New York. Dont you knumbskulls get it by now?
How stupid can the left be, so mentally deranged that you think all this conspiratorial crap could even be planned like this. Ridiculous dribble.
Dick Cheney is Satan.
that’s a completely wrong number on iraqi dead since 2003 it’s more like 600,000 to 1000,000,000.
i wish every pro-war supporter could watch this
wow…I’ve seen similar videos to this one…
I’m completely disillusioned with our government…particularly this administration. I’m honestly ashamed, embarassed, and filled with rage over the past two terms of Mr. George Dub-yah…he is a disgrace to our nation and I cannot wait until he is replaced and cause no further damage to our country…hopefully then we’ll be able to salvage what is left of our image abroad.
halliburton built a brand new headquarters in dubai last year.
Cheney is a smart guy and this goes to show he knew exactly what would happen if we went in there, which just shows the level of corruption and hypocrisy in the Bush administration. Does anybody really think it was a coincidence that Halliburton and other contractors got huge no bid contracts. Maybe if the media and the majority of congress listened to the Cheney of of 92′ and asked those questions we wouldn’t be there in the first place. End the occupation, vote Obama.
I couldn’t agree with you more. But guess what Iran is rich in? It couldn’t be oil because the Bush Administration has no interest in that (please note the thick sarcasm).
Iran is a country whose defense spending is less than 1% of our own; spends less on its military than countries such as the Netherlands and Sweden; has never invaded another country in modern history, and could not possibly threaten us
wow…he actually made sense back than. The years must have gotten the best of him, because based on his latest action, he obviously went fuck nuts…