Only Disaster Saves Cheney Legacy

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Only Disaster Saves Cheney Legacy

By Craig Crawford | June 30, 2009 6:00 AM


So, we finally got the celebration from Iraqis that Dick Cheney predicted six years ago. Except that a spontaneous outpouring greeted the departure of U.S. troops from major cities, not their arrival as "liberators" in the way that the former vice president predicted at the start of the war.

Thus, it makes sense that Cheney was a tad grumpy yesterday. Cheney suggested that our troop withdrawals could make a "waste" of the sacrifices to date if Iraqis cannot hack it on their own.

You'd think he would want to claim credit for this development and portray it as a sign of success for what the Bush administration put in place.

But once again, Cheney is covering his bases in case everything falls apart. He's warned that Obama has made us less safe, preserving an "I-told-you-so" stance in case we are attacked again. Now, if Baghdad goes up in flames he'll get boasting rights.

Funny how the only way for Cheney to look good is for America and its friends to suffer.

He was a Founding Father. They owe their very existence to him and his pals.