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POLITICO 44: No 'dithering'
politico.com - 10/22/2009
POLITICO 44: No 'dithering'
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A day after former Vice President Cheney charged the Obama administration ... ... with "dithering" over its strategy for the war in Afghanistan, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs returned fire with guns blazing. "What Vice President Cheney calls dithering, President Obama calls his solemn ...
Cheney: Stop the 'dithering' as troops face danger
cbsnews.com - 10/22/2009
Cheney: Stop the 'dithering' as troops face danger
— cbsnews.com — (AP) WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday night accused the White House of... dithering over the strategy for the war in Afghanistan and urged President Barack Obama to "do what it takes to win." "Make no mistake. Signals of ... (more) Cheney: Stop the 'dithering' as troops face danger

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Podesta: Bush Administration Spent Only One Hour On Afghanistan Report It Handed Off To Obama
thinkprogress.org - 10/25/2009
Podesta: Bush Administration Spent Only One Hour On Afghanistan Report It Handed Off To Obama
— thinkprogress.org — For weeks, former Bush administration officials have been attacking President Obama for “dithering” on whether to send... more troops to Afghanistan, with Vice President Cheney saying that “ signals of indecision out of Washington hurt ... (more) Podesta: Bush Administration Spent Only One Hour On ...

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Gibbs Responds to Cheney: He ‘Seems To Have Forgotten His Role In The Last Seven Years Of Afghanistan’
thinkprogress.org - 10/23/2009
Gibbs Responds to Cheney: He ‘Seems To Have Forgotten His Role In The Last Seven Years Of ...
— thinkprogress.org — Last night in a speech to the Center for Security Policy, Vice President Cheney attacked President Obama... for “ dithering ” on whether to add more troops to Afghanistan. “[T]he success of our mission in Afghanistan is not only ... (more) Gibbs Responds to Cheney: He ‘Seems To Have Forgotten ...

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White Flag Wavers in White House Say Cheney Failed in Afghanistan
Gateway Pundit — ... He voted to surrender to Al-Qaeda and the Iraqi terrorists several times. His pride prevented him from admitting that the Bush Surge was one of the most successful military campaigns in US history. Today the dithering and waffling White House attacked Cheney for failing in Afghanistan. This is despite the fact that US troop deaths in Afghanistan will nearly double under Barack Obama’s leadership this year. (ICasualties) The Politico reported: A day after former Vice President Cheney charged the ...

Lamar Alexander Slams Cheney, Defends Obama
democracyarsenal.org — ... last night as he struggles to defend his failed record in Afghanistan. Needless to say, several government officials and a retired military ...

TM-DC Podcast: Dick Cheney Fun, Fox Battle, and Foreign Policy
Taylor Marsh — The new podcast is up. I just couldn’t resist having some fun on the podcast with Mr. Cheney’s latest screed. He’s so over the top he’s outdone himself on this one. The White House response was pitch perfect. From Politico: A day after former Vice President Cheney charged the Obama administration with “dithering” over its strategy for the war in Afghanistan, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs ...

Hard to say…
Upper Left — …because Dick "Dick" Cheney is a notorious liar, but if this is so... "The new strategy they embraced in March, with a focus on counterinsurgency and an increase in the numbers of troops, bears a striking resemblance to the strategy we passed to them." …I can't think of a better reason for revisiting that strategy. In fact, if it's so, it's just another reason that the right way in Afghanistan is out. ...

White House Counter Attack: Cheney “Failed” Our Troops - With Video
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — Politico (Of Course): A day after former Vice President Cheney charged the Obama administration … … with “dithering” over its strategy for the war in Afghanistan, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs returned fire with guns blazing. “What Vice President Cheney calls dithering, President Obama calls his solemn responsibility to the men and women in uniform,” Gibbs said Thursday. “I think we’ve all seen what happens when somebody doesn’t take that responsibility ...

Obama’s Foreign Policy Flame Out
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... and the callous sacrificing of American soldiers because of the refusal of the administration to act in Afghanistan. His critique laid bare the moral and intellectual bankruptcy of this administration and served as a clarion call that American foreign policy is being grossly mismanaged by the administration. Predictably the administration countered by blaming the Bush administration. They trotted out their Care Bear, press secretary Robert Gibbs, to deliver this response: “What Vice President Cheney calls ...

TM-DC Podcast: Dick Cheney Fun, Fox Battle, Foreign Policy
Taylor Marsh — –bumped– The new podcast is up. I just couldn’t resist having some fun on the podcast with Mr. Cheney’s latest screed. He’s so over the top he’s outdone himself on this one. The White House response was pitch perfect. From Politico: A day after former Vice President Cheney charged the Obama administration with “dithering” over its strategy for the war in Afghanistan, White ...

TM-DC Podcast: Dick Cheney Fun, Fox Battle, Foreign Policy
Taylor Marsh — –bumped– The new podcast is up. I just couldn’t resist having some fun on the podcast with Mr. Cheney’s latest screed. He’s so over the top he’s outdone himself on this one. The White House response was pitch perfect. From Politico: A day after former Vice President Cheney charged the Obama administration with “dithering” over its strategy for the war in Afghanistan, White ...

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