Cheney Says He Was Proponent for Military Action Against Iran -- Wall Street Journal
Former Vice President Also Criticizes CIA Probe as Political Move
WASHINGTON -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney hinted that, in the waning days of the Bush administration, he had pushed for a military strike to destroy Iran's nuclear-weapons program.
In an interview on Fox News Sunday, Mr. Cheney described himself as being isolated among advisers to then-President George W. Bush, who ultimately decided against direct military action.
"I was probably a bigger advocate of military action than any of my colleagues," Mr. Cheney said in response to questions about whether the Bush administration should have launched a pre-emptive attack prior to handing over the White House to Barack Obama.
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My Comment: I can only hope that history will prove him wrong. Unfortunately, Iran has made its intentions very clear, and nuclear weapons are (indirectly) a part of its rhetoric.
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