Dick Cheney

Dick Cheney served as Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 in the administration of George W. Bush.

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Dick Cheney
stated on September 2, 2015 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":

Under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty "enrichment has been limited to basically the weapons states."

By Jon Greenberg • September 3, 2015

Dick Cheney
stated on July 14, 2015 an appearance on "Hannity":

"Obama keeps talking about getting rid of all nuclear weapons. He’s already significantly reduced our capabilities there."

By Katie Sanders • July 17, 2015

Dick Cheney
stated on December 14, 2014 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":

Says Saddam Hussein "had a 10-year relationship with al-Qaida."

By Jon Greenberg • December 14, 2014

Dick Cheney
stated on December 10, 2014 an interview on Fox News:

Terrorist detainees "were not covered by the Geneva Convention. They were unlawful combatants. And under those circumstances, they were not entitled to the normal kinds of courtesies and treatment."

By Louis Jacobson • December 14, 2014

Dick Cheney
stated on September 24, 2014 a broadcast of "Hannity" on Fox News:

"We have four combat-ready brigades out of 40 in the U.S. Army."

By Jon Greenberg • October 6, 2014

Dick Cheney
stated on June 22, 2014 an interview on ABC's "This Week":

Says President Barack Obama said when "we got bin Laden, terrorism problem solved."

By Katie Sanders • June 24, 2014

Dick Cheney
stated on June 22, 2014 comments on ABC's "This Week":

"The number of terrorists out there" has doubled.

By Katie Sanders • June 22, 2014

Dick Cheney
stated on May 18, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

"At the mere request from Putin, President Obama withdrew the plans for a missile defense program based in Poland and the Czech Republic."

By Jon Greenberg • May 19, 2014

Dick Cheney
stated on May 18, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

In the Georgia-Russia conflict, "we flew a brigade of Georgian soldiers" from Iran to Georgia and "sent U.S. ships into the Black Sea and provided various kinds of supplies."

By Jon Greenberg • May 19, 2014

Dick Cheney
stated on March 9, 2014 a broadcast of CBS' "Face the Nation":

On Syria, "a lot of the allies signed on. At the last minute, Obama backed off."

By Jon Greenberg • March 9, 2014

Dick Cheney
stated on October 27, 2013 an interview on "This Week":

Says Mike Enzi is "getting about 84 percent of his campaign funds from Washington-based PACs. That's more than any senator of either party."

By Steve Contorno • October 30, 2013

Dick Cheney
stated on April 8, 2013 an interview on Fox News:

Says it’s "an old wives’ story" that Margaret Thatcher told George H.W. Bush not to go wobbly.

By Becky Bowers • April 10, 2013

Dick Cheney
stated on February 14, 2010 an interview on ABC's This Week:

President Barack Obama's "initial response when we heard about the Christmas underwear bomber" was to say that "this was the act of an isolated extremist."

By Louis Jacobson • February 15, 2010

Dick Cheney
stated on December 30, 2009 a statement to Politico.:

President Obama "doesn't ... want to admit we're at war."

By Bill Adair • January 3, 2010

Dick Cheney
stated on October 21, 2009 a speech to the Center for Security Policy:

The Obama administration notified Poland and the Czech Republic about cancellation of major missile-defense facilities "at the last minute in midnight phone calls."

By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2009

Dick Cheney
stated on May 21, 2009 a speech at the American Enterprise Institute:

"President Obama's own director of national intelligence, Admiral Blair, put it this way: 'High-value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al-Qaida organization that was attacking this country.'"

By Robert Farley • May 22, 2009

Dick Cheney
stated on May 21, 2009 a speech at the American Enterprise Institute:

"You've heard endlessly about waterboarding. It happened to three terrorists."

By Robert Farley • May 21, 2009

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stated on November 7, 2020 a Facebook post:

“CNN says Dick Cheney will be advising Biden on foreign policy.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 10, 2020

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stated on July 16, 2014 a meme on social media:

Former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney are "unable to visit Europe due to outstanding warrants."

By Louis Jacobson • July 17, 2014

Liberals Are Cool
stated on March 17, 2013 an Internet meme:

"Q: What do these ‘Patriotic' Americans have in common? A: They are all Draft Dodgers."

By Caryn Shinske • March 24, 2013