Generals: Dick Cheney, Liz Cheney Are Scaremongering

Politico:

About a dozen retired generals and admirals, trying to add momentum to President Barack Obama's effort to close the Guantanamo Bay military prison, are accusing former Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz of scaremongering about the dangers of closing it.

"It's up to all of us to say these arguments advanced by Cheney and his acolytes are nonsense and that really what they're doing is undermining our national security by delaying the date at which Guantanamo is closed," retired Brig. Gen. James Cullen, a former chief judge of the Army's Court of Criminal Appeals, told POLITICO Tuesday.

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Comments

[MANK]

These officers need to be on all the Sunday talk shows! Get the word out!

[donnabella]

i certainly hope that cheney isn't still privy to t/s security briefings . . . hope all access to anything remotely associated with the privileges of the executive branch has been revoked and rescinded. anyone caught feeding him t/s or otherwise classified information should be held fully accountable.

i'm just sayin' . . . . i don't trust cheney AT ALL.

[Bronxdude]

In an effort to distract from genuine concerns surrounding the enduring political turmoil and tribal anarchy transfixing Afghanistan and Iraq, the GOP would now like to ban as terrorist propaganda photos taken at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison depicting Bush/Cheney sanctioned torture. The republican capacity to suspend and simultaneously create reality is impressive, yet hypocritical and scary. In fact, the Bush/Cheney excursion into Iraq to spread capitalism under the guise of democracy continues to serve as a constantly evolving and effective recruitment tool for Islamic extremist. While it’s true that the release of additional Abu Ghraib photos would jeopardize the safety of American troops worldwide, and further contribute to the destabilization of a region deemed strategically necessary, few republican leaders, however, spoke out to condemn the use of torture when it was actually occurring; instead, they backed away and, when pressed to respond, dismissively described the torturous acts as inconsequential, isolated and attributable to a few rogue soldiers acting with no official endorsement, which we now know is untrue. In fact, the decision to use torture originated deep within the murky recesses of the Bush/Cheney Whitehouse. So, at this juncture, republicans are attempting to rewrite their epilogue, abdicate culpability, regain favor, and distance themselves from the atrocities attributable to the Bush/ Cheney years, a period in history when republicans controlled both houses of Congress, succumbed to barbarism, abandoned integrity, and wrongly believed their power to be unassailable and without consequence.

[donnabella]

you rock ;-)

[Bronxdude]

In the face of mounting pressure to expose the truth about torture and how America was duped into war, the ability of republicans to willfully suspend reality is impressive, yet frightening. Even though Gingrich continues to call for Speaker Pelosi to resign, republican minions refuse to revisit the facts surrounding Newt’s adulterous affair while he was simultaneously leading the charge to impeach Clinton for the same behavior. Clinton survived, while Gingrich was forced to resign in disgrace. Regardless of Cheney’s fear mongering, America will be hit again because our enemies are too many, and our resources too few. External (and internal) threats based on extreme ideology will produce causalities, just ask Israel, Spain, Great Britain, India, Germany, etc. If Bush and Cheney were so keen about keeping America safe, why were we hit nine months into the Bush Administration? Answer: The Intel was ignored because the Neocons needed a reason to establish military bases in the Middle East. Since no administration (republican or democrat) will be able to keep us totally safe from terrorists (home-grown or imported), it’s simply unfair for Cheney to promote this as a benchmark of success. It’s like saying seatbelts will eradicate vehicle fatalities. America is a country of laws, a fact that gives us unprecedented moral standing in the world. Right or wrong, GIs responded brutally during WWII and Vietnam to revelations that fellow Americans were being tortured. No doubt Al-Qaeda will respond the same way.

[Oonagh]

I have been wondering where the voice of sanity would come from... Thank you Generals.

[mofmars333]

We need a new bill identifying free speech from hate & racist activity.

These individuals who help incite with lies should have to back them & when they can't they should be jailed & fined.

Many misinformed people following the extremists are innocent & not of ill or racist motive but ignorance (of the law) is no excuse (for breaking it) & there should be one against what could be nothing less then domestic terrorism, if allowed to go on.

Desperate times do call for desperate action!

The good news is most people will recognize truth when they hear it so many will be waking.

Whether they buy this crap or protest against their own interests due to ignorance of fact or they be the leaders such as many at Fox who shill for the greedy rich behind all this deception, they must all be held accountable.

Encourage friends, family, President Obama & elected officials to take action. Start grassroots campaigns! Make fliers! Use your imagination, just do something!

Thank goodness for the likes of Michael Moore, Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, Chris Matthews, Ed Schultz, etc.

They're the Beales of our day & will be who saves "US" from this dangerous "Resistance Party" working against "US" & the change, we the majority, voted in;

Howard Beale & "Mad As Hell"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dib2-HBsF08

[mcantwell]

Finally! Some sane and rational objectivity from former Military leadership.

[JoeBlough]

Is this the only way Liz can earn Daddy's love?

[Moshe]

That's being far too kind.

Cheney and his minions are running a government in exile propoganda machine with the goal of destroying the Obama Administration and creating further chaos in government.

Cheney and company thrive on chaos, so not surprisingly, they are doing their best to create it.

In a calm, rational, sane situation, no one would let someone like Dick Cheney make all the decisions.

Cheney's solution? Make sure you don't achieve a calm, rational, sane situation.

[wesinohio]

I think you nailed it. Cheney's actions have usually been dismissive, disrespectful and destabilizing.

[Grannysue]

Better late than never!

[emrogers]

Just barely...

[ThanksMatt]

Thank you, generals. I hope you continue to speak up about them!

[hacharacter]

Like the Cheneys are experts on military and security - NONE of them have ever served in the military. Cheney himself is a draft dodger. There is no way on this earth that I would ever vote for a Cheney I wish they would just go away!

[Periwinkle]

Unless mental illness runs in the family and they're suffering from paranoid delusions. there must be a reason for the "scare the pants off Americans" tour. Are they trying to drum up more profits for Halliburton?

[ranchero42]

They're getting ready for Halloween.

[cyclobenzaprine9]

Nonsense. That would mean they've been getting ready for Halloween all 365 days of the year.

[MNinWI]

Maybe they think it will keep them out of prison if anyone has the b*lls to finally press charges.

[pammiethekid]

I love it when these creepy military-service dodging conservatives get spanked by the real military. So satisfyingly similar to the family-values guys being caught with a wide stance in a public restroom.

[ThanksMatt]

Agreed.

[HLL]

Let's see: as VP he instigated torture, bankrupted the country, started a war in Iraq on a lie, stripped American citizens of their Constitutional Rights with Patriot Acts I & II, de-regulated Wall Street . . . . . . anyone wanna listen to this man?!?

Thank you, generals.