What we did in Iraq was exactly the right thing to do. If I had it to recommend all over again, I would recommend exactly the same course of action. Dick Cheney More Quotes by Dick Cheney More Quotes From Dick Cheney I got to be White House chief of staff, ten years of congressman, secretary of defense, vice-president. If you're a political junkie like I obviously am - that was - every one of those was just a tremendous experience. I'm very comfortable with what I did and why I did it and how I did it. And I'll let others judge whether they liked it or not. Dick Cheney judging white years As I think about the future, I'm back where most people live their lives. Which is, death is not imminent, and that's different. Dick Cheney different people thinking You know, I've got experiences going back to the wage price controls in the Nixon administration where, in effect, we had what I think was a terrible mistake, in that case a Republican administration, where moved in and tried to control the wages, prices and profits of every enterprise in America. It was a huge mistake. Dick Cheney mistake america thinking I mean, it's not just one day you get up, bang, and you got Osama bin Laden. It's the kind of thing where an awful lot of people over a long period of time - thousands have worked this case and these issues and followed on the leads and captured bad guys and interrogated them and so-forth. Dick Cheney issues long mean I reached a point towards the end on the old heart where I had trouble getting out of a chair. All I wanted to do was get out of bed in the morning and walk to my office and sit back down in the chair. Now I throw 50 pound bags of horse feed in the back of my pickup truck and I don't even think about it. I'm back doing those things. Dick Cheney horse heart morning I think the key that happened on 9/11 is we went from considering terrorist attacks as a law enforcement problem to considering terrorist attacks, especially on the scale we have on 9/11, as being an act of war. Dick Cheney keys war thinking I think the record speaks for itself. These are two individuals who have been for the war when the headlines were good and against it when their poll ratings were bad. Dick Cheney war two thinking I think there’s no question but what the tail end of the Bush administration, Bush-Cheney administration, that we took steps specifically geared to try and free up the financial sector. Dick Cheney tails trying thinking I think we need to significantly reduce the regulatory burden on the private sector. The Obama administration is doing the opposite. They're loading on more and more regulation on the private respect to how the economy functions. Dick Cheney opposites needs thinking I - obviously, I'm not a big fan of President Obama. I think he's been one of our weakest presidents. I just fundamentally disagree with him philosophically. Dick Cheney fans president thinking And the fact of the matter is there were thousands of people that went through those training camps in Afghanistan. We know they are seeking deadlier weapons - chemical, biological and nuclear weapons if they can get it. Dick Cheney nuclear training people It's not just Bin Laden or just those that are involved in the counterterrorism effort. We've gotta cast the net broader than that. But I think it's a - very special tribute that we all owe to the bravery and courage of the men and women in the intelligence and military business who performed so well to finally get it done. Dick Cheney military men thinking Had the decision belonged to Senator Kerry, Saddam Hussein would still be in power today in Iraq. In fact, Saddam Hussein would almost certainly still be in control of Kuwait. Dick Cheney kuwait iraq decision I don't pay a lot of attention, frankly, to what Barack Obama says. Dick Cheney barack pay attention I'm not apologetic with respect to the policies of the Bush administration. I think we basically got it right. Dick Cheney apologetic administration thinking I've worked for four presidents and watched two others up close, and I know that there's no such thing as a routine day in the Oval Office. Dick Cheney change work two My own belief is that the way we grow the economy, create jobs, create wealth is in the private sector. The government doesn't do that. Dick Cheney government jobs way I do find that the mainstream media oftentimes is what I would consider off base or has a bias. Dick Cheney bias mainstream media Westerners know the difference between a talker and the real deal. If Rick Perry wasn't right to be governor of Texas, why should he be president? Dick Cheney differences texas real We must be prepared to face our responsibilities and be willing to use force if necessary. Dick Cheney responsibility use faces
