Carl Hiaasen: Anyone here miss Dick Cheney? Neither do I

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Remember, this is the same arrogant boob who predicted that U.S. troops would be welcomed as "liberators."

It took nine years and a new administration to finally get our ground forces out of that sad and awful mess. Now Cheney is pathetically trying to elevate his lowly place in history by attacking Obama for letting Iraq go to pieces.

In truth, the collapse began March 19, 2003, the day we started the "shock and awe" bombing.

Hussein was a rotten guy who ruled with an iron first, but he had no tolerance for jihadist terrorists. Eleven years ago, al Qaida steered clear of Iraq. Today the country is overrun by al-Qaida-inspired insurgents, leaving the United States at a far greater risk than before.

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