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More revisionist history from Dick. During a recent interview on CNN, Dick Cheney praised Obama for the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, but then went on to say that he believes Obama owes the Bush administration an apology for the way he criticized their reaction to 9/11. He also suggested that the Obama administration relied on 'enhanced interrogation techniques' to help find Anwar al-Awlaki.
What Cheney still fails to grasp is that Obama's criticism of the Bush administration's reaction to 9/11 was centered on their misguided invasion of Iraq and subsequent failure in Afghanistan. Perhaps Obama should revise his statements on torture if he did indeed authorize the use of it, or if it was authorized by top officials under his command; but what evidence does Cheney have that torture led to the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki? And even if that was the case, what makes Cheney think he deserves an apology?
What Cheney still fails to grasp is that Obama's criticism of the Bush administration's reaction to 9/11 was centered on their misguided invasion of Iraq and subsequent failure in Afghanistan. Perhaps Obama should revise his statements on torture if he did indeed authorize the use of it, or if it was authorized by top officials under his command; but what evidence does Cheney have that torture led to the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki? And even if that was the case, what makes Cheney think he deserves an apology?
Dick, Liz Cheney Praise Anwar Al-Awlaki Killing, Say Obama Owes Bush Administration An Apology
Dick Cheney called the killing of the U.S.-born al Qaida cleric in Yemen on Friday "a very good strike" and "justified" in an appearance on CNN's State of the Union Sunday.
But he also said Obama should take back his criticism of the Bush administration's tactics in the war on terrorism.
"The thing I am waiting for is for the administration to go back and correct something they said two years ago, when they criticized us for quote overreacting to the events of 9/11," Cheney said. "They in effect said we had walked away from our ideals, taking policy contrary to our ideals when we had enhanced interrogation techniques. They have clearly moved in the direction of taking robust action when they feel it is justified. In this case, it was. They need to go back and reconsider what the president said in Cairo."
The former vice president was referencing the speech Obama delivered in Cairo in 2009, in which he said the the trauma of 9/11 caused American to "act contrary to our ideals" and announced that "I have unequivocally prohibited the use of torture by the United States" and ordered Guantanamo Bay to be closed.