Cheney with Guts

Dick Cheney is not afraid.

He has nothing to gain. He has no political ambitions, no need for money, no need for a job. And he is not going away.

Thank God.

Obama's foreign policy has been found wanting. It lacks strategy, vision, direction and even experience. So much for the genius of the Veep. From the silence during the Iran protests to the gushing support of socialist president Zelaya to the all-too-telling gaffe of Medvedev- Obama has been a foreign policy freshman stuffed in a shorter, weaker junior's locker. Her Majesty's shoulder rub and bowing to a Wahabi prince are not his biggest blunders.

His misunderestimating of radical Islam is.

Cheney has called him out on it. The CIA investigations (that both AG Holder and POTUS are on record as "against" yet for some reason are still proceeding) and the neutering of the intelligence community are dangerous steps. They will weaken the country and leave us frightfully vulnerable.

Press Secretary Gibbs had this to say: "I’m not entirely sure that Dick Cheney’s predictions on foreign policy have born a whole lot of fruit over the last 8 years in a way that have been either positive or to the best of my recollection very correct".

I'm not sure how that applies to the conversation. Did Cheney purport to be a svengali of foreign affairs? Did the Bush Administration claim clayrevoyance?

What I do know and what is completely inarguable is that the Bush Administration kept us safe for 8 years when Al Qaeda was at its prime. And the countries that started off cold towards Bush eventually elected leaders who were admitedly pro-American. Zarkozy defeated Chiroc. Merkel defeated Schroeder. Berlusconi defeated Prodi. We never lost the UK or Japan or Australia. Our relationship with India and China had never been stronger and our alliances with most African countries were at their best.

What was not "correct"? Our weak relationship with Cuba?

I can criticize the Bush Administration on several things. No one logical or intellectually mature would claim the Administration was flawless. But it is hard to argue that our foreign policy is "incorrect". One of the biggest flaws of Bush Administration was that it allowed this mantra to continue: our foreign policy was weakened, Bush harmed out "reputation around the world", etc. Republicans let that one stick and never pushed back. Stupid move.

So with 7 months done of hope and change we have record deficits, CIA investigations, government takeover of industry, an attempt to socialize healthcare and making fun of retard people.

Is it 2012 yet?