Dick Cheney Predicts Iraq Will Be A Self-Governing Democracy By 2009

Politico:

Vice President Cheney today predicted Iraq will be a self-governing democracy by the time he leaves office, calling the current U.S. surge strategy "a remarkable success story" that will be studied for years to come.

In an interview with Politico, Cheney offered a remarkably upbeat view of Iraq, despite continued violence and political paralysis in the war-torn nation.

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Comments

[Tellmethetruth]

03:30 PM on 12/08/2007

http://www.planforiraq.com/

this is Joe Biden's plan for ending Iraq - not just words. In the Spring of 2007, Joe Biden met with 5 members of the UN Security Counsel and presented his plan - they all agreed that it was a good plan that they would support.

In October of 2007 Biden also got the Senate to pass with 75 votes legistlation that endorses his plan (getting both Democrats and Republicans to agree), Clinton and Dodd supported his plan, but Obama didn't vote.

Contrary to what Cheney is saying, Americans are still dying in Iraq, 4.5 million Iraqi are refugees, 600,000 dead, and we need to do major, major repair work for the damage we have done by blowing up their infrastructure, electricity, water, etc. This is a major humanitarian crisis in Iraq that Joe Biden addresses in his plan. He is the only candidate with a comprehensive plan that is supported by Congress and world leaders. He can make it work.

Abandoning Iraq versus healing Iraq are two different objectives. We have to take responsibility for what Bush has broken.

[Shizzlewhizzle]

11:12 PM on 12/06/2007

THe old boy has a way with words.

[MACS]

04:51 PM on 12/06/2007

The gypsy fortune teller, cheney, does not have a great running record of predictions. Still looking for the VAST STOCKPILES of WMD???

[NotWaldo]

03:08 PM on 12/06/2007

Damn! This is very bad news because Cheney is always wrong about everything. So, it means Irak WON'T be a self-governing democracy in 2009. Damn!

[dantanna]

02:24 PM on 12/06/2007

of course in 09 cause they will be gone. so if in 09 iraq cant govern itself yet, which they wont, it'll be the next administration's fault.

[OckhamsElectricRazor]

02:18 PM on 12/06/2007

Yeah, right Dick! And the war will be over in 6 months; and Saddam helped with 9/11; and you had special info about proven WMDs in Iraq; and the US made progress from 2003 to 2006; and Al Quaeda was severely weakend worldwide; and the Admin protects the civil rights of Americans; and the Taliban is on the run in Afghanistan; and your admin did not create a 2nd 9/11 in American blood in that pathetic, brutal war of adventure.

Hopefully, Iraq WILL be self-governing in 2009 because the US will find the courage and good sense to leave!

[optiquest]

02:18 PM on 12/06/2007

whats more important. what Cheney said or what happens in Iraq? Some here are focusing on proving cheney wrong. the real issue is the outcome in iraq.

[MAC2]

01:40 PM on 12/06/2007

He's screwed up again, the answer for him and the little Texaas hobbit is as follows. We (U. S. military) will be out in 2008, any fixing will be done by the Iraq bunch of democratically elected war lords.

So the old man and the hobbit will be in jail after there trial. They will be brought to justice.............

[Sumocat]

01:29 PM on 12/06/2007

"...calling the current U.S. surge strategy 'a remarkable success story'" -- Considering the previous strategy was "be welcomed as liberators", I'd have to agree. Of course, that's grading on a curve. In most situations, bringing the bombings down to fewer than a thousand a month is less than remarkable.

[taxidebbie]

01:23 PM on 12/06/2007

Seems he knows Dems will win the White House...otherwise who else are the Republicans gonna blame for the complete failure in Iraq? It took them 5 years to create this mess and he thinks it will take less than a year to clean it up?? Gotta say it's a perfect strategy!!

[LeftLeaner]

12:24 PM on 12/06/2007

ALL of his PREDICTIONS so far have been WRONG, WRONG, WRONG.

The only thing we can say is that he is consistent.

[tbone99]

12:10 PM on 12/06/2007

n a 40-minute interview with Politico, he scoffed at the idea of two men who spent years accruing power showing so much deference to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in the big spending and energy debates of the year.

Murtha “and the other senior leaders … march to the tune of Nancy Pelosi to an extent I had not seen, frankly, with any previous speaker,” Cheney said. “

But his implication was clear: When asked if these men had lost their spines, he responded, “They are not carrying the big sticks I would have expected.”

If Iraq is going to be self governing, guess we'll need a no bid contract for BIG STICKS too

[tbone99]

11:48 AM on 12/06/2007

Since purple thumbs are all it takes to declare a democracy in Iraq he may be right.The question is who gets the purple ink contract?

[gappytoofcondi]

11:36 AM on 12/06/2007

$2.5 trillion later...quite the bargain, eh? They will self govern under a religious theocracy which will end up as a future enemy of the US. Gee...2009 prediction is just after they leave office. A coincidence?
Can't wait for the karma to kick in on this SOB. The site of him makes my blood pressure blow through the roof.

[MrJoyboy]

11:18 AM on 12/06/2007

"His private office was dominated by a Christmas tree decorated with berries, pine cones and birds."

He takes a shot at the birds when he's bored.