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swamppolitics.com - 1/14/2009
Cheney: War deaths worth it, 'I think so'
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by Mark Silva President Bush has fessed up some of his mistakes, several in fact, in his final press conference. But Vice President Dick Cheney is sticking to his story: The only mistake he can think of, in an interview airing on PBS this evening, was his "underestimating'' the difficulty ...
editorandpublisher.com - 1/14/2009
Cheney Tells Jim Lehrer Tonight: No Torture, Few Mistakes, Economy Not Our Fault
— editorandpublisher.com — Share on LinkedIn SAVE | EMAIL | PRINT | MOST POPULAR | RSS | REPRINTS Cheney Tells Jim Lehrer Tonight: No Torture, Few Mistakes, Economy Not Our Fault By Greg Mitchell Published: January 14, 2009 4:35 PM ET NEW YORK In an exit interview with PBS's ... (more) Cheney Tells Jim Lehrer Tonight: No Torture, Few ...

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powerlineblog.com - 1/20/2009
President Bush: An Assessment
— powerlineblog.com — President Bush leaves office mostly unloved, with some poll respondents saying that they consider him one of our worst presidents ever. This in itself is odd. Generally, our worst Presidents have been one-termers, for obvious reasons: James Buchanan, ... (more) President Bush: An Assessment

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Cheney On Whether Iraq War Was Worth The 4,500 Americans Killed: ‘I Think So’
thinkprogress.org - 1/14/2009
Cheney On Whether Iraq War Was Worth The 4,500 Americans Killed: ‘I Think So’
— thinkprogress.org — In an interview airing tonight on PBS’s Newshour, host Jim Lehrer asks Vice President Cheney about the U.S. soldiers who have lost their lives in the war in Iraq. Cheney shows little remorse : Q: But Mr. Vice President, getting from there to ... (more) Cheney On Whether Iraq War Was Worth The 4,500 Americans ...

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Cheney: Iraq Tougher Than We Thought
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... Outgoing VP tells PBS that calling the Bush presidency a failure is “dead wrong,” insists the administration “dealt with big issues.” Acknowledges that he “underestimated” the challenge of building a new Iraqi government. But asked if the war has been worth the cost says, “I think so.” ...

Cheney On Whether Iraq War Was Worth The 4,500 Americans Killed: ‘I Think So’
Think Progress — ... In an interview airing tonight on PBS’s Newshour, host Jim Lehrer asks Vice President Cheney about the U.S. soldiers who have lost their lives in the war in Iraq. Cheney shows little remorse: ...

Cheney: "The Iraq Was Was Worth It... It Was a Difficult Situation But It Was Successful" (Video)
Gateway Pundit — The Far Left was enraged today that Vice President Cheney announced that the Iraq War was worth it and that most of our objectives have been reached. The Bush-bashers are outraged that the US lost 4,226 heroes liberating Iraq. Of course, they weren't too upset about these numbers when the Clinton's were in charge. Numbers from Iraq Coalition Casualties and CRS report to Congress (pdf) Vice ...

All Right Then
Shakesville — Jim Lehrer: ...4,500 Americans have died, at least 100,000 Iraqis have died [in the Iraq War]. Has it been worth that? CHENEY: I think so. (Link)All right then. Think Progress has a great picture to accompany their post on this.

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