Two Bush-Era Officials Reject Cheney's Security Stance

From AFP:

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Two top Bush-era officials on Friday rejected ex-vice president Dick Cheney's scathing criticism of US President Barack Obama, saying the country's national security was not in jeopardy.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who served in the same post under former president George W. Bush, and Tom Ridge, the former head of homeland security, both voiced disagreement with Cheney a day after he attacked Obama's performance as the new commander-in-chief.

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My Comment: Both Defense Secretary Gates and Tom Ridge are probably right that U.S. security is not in danger ..... for now. But my impression of what former Vice President Cheney is saying is that it is not now .... but what is coming down the road .... that he feels that America's security is in jeopardy.