Opinion

Lot of gall for Cheney to criticize

Posted September 10, 2015 12:00 am

Talk about chutzpah; Dick Cheney takes it to a new level as he visits right wing media outlets promoting his new book.

Cheney takes the opportunity to criticize the Obama administration's policies in Iraq and Iran. Yes, this is the same Dick Cheney who along with other reactionary war mongers convinced President Bush to invade Iraq. This decision will go down in history as one of the biggest blunders in U.S. history.

The decision to invade Iraq because of WMDs that did not exist has had a terrible cost - billions of dollars; more than 5,000 American soldiers killed and many more thousands who suffered horrific injuries.

It was sickening listening to reactionary media figures fawn over Cheney as if he was some kind of hero and ask for his opinion on what should be done in the middle east. It takes a lot of gall for Cheney to criticize President Obama for his policy in Iraq.

Victor Darst

West Dundee

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