Kerry blasts Cheney for "dithering" remark

Kerry also blasted Dick Cheney for accusing President Barack Obama of "dithering" on the troop decisions.

"After eight years of neglecting Afghanistan as vice president, Dick Cheney has now come out of retirement to criticize President Obama for taking time to examine assumptions before sending troops into war," Kerry said.

"Make no mistake," he continued:

"Because of the gross mishandling of this war by past civilian leadership, there are no great options for its handling today. One American officer captured well our lack of a strategy when he said, 'We haven't been fighting in Afghanistan for eight years. We've been fighting in Afghanistan for one year eight times in a row.' That is our inheritance."

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After eight years of neglecting Afghanistan as Vice President, Dick Cheney has come out of retirement to criticize President Obama for taking the time to examine assumptions before sending troops into war. This from the man who in 2002 told America that “the Taliban regime is out of business, permanently.” I think this is the one time I wish Dick Cheney had been right.