“If the Democratic policies had been pursued over the last two or three years... we would not have had the kind of job growth we've had.” IfsYearsKindTwoJobsLastsThreeGrowthPolicyDemocraticThree YearsPursuedJob Growth Author:Dick Cheney
“With respect to the question of relationships, my general view is that freedom means freedom for everyone. People...ought to be free to enter into any kind of relationship they want to.” PeopleWantKindMeanViewsOught Author:Dick Cheney
“I think we may well have some kind of presence there over a period of time... The level of activity that we see today from a military standpoint, I think, will clearly decline. I think they're in the last throes, if you will, of the insurgency.” IfsThinkingWellsKindMayTodayLastsLevelsMilitaryPeriodsActivityDeclineStandpointInsurgency Author:Dick Cheney
“I think that freedom means freedom for everyone. As many of you know, one of my daughters is gay and it is something we have lived with for a long time in our family. I think people ought to be free to enter into any kind of union they wish. Any kind of arrangement they wish.” PeopleThinkingKnowsKindMeanLongWishOughtGayLong TimeDaughterUnionsOur FamilyMy DaughterArrangements Author:Dick Cheney
“My own personal view is that people ought to have the right to enter into any kind of relationship they want to enter into. With respect to how that's affected or regulated by the State, those are State decisions. Different States are likely to make different decisions based upon their own wishes and desire of the people of the State, and that's perfectly acceptable.” PeopleWantKindDifferentStatesDesireWishMy OwnDecisionViewsOughtAffectedAcceptablePersonal Views Author:Dick Cheney
“We live in a free society, and freedom means freedom for everybody. We shouldn't be able to choose and say, 'You get to live free and you don't.' That means people should be free to enter into any kind of relationship they want to enter into. Like Joe (Lieberman), I'm also wrestling with the extent to which there ought to be legal sanction of those relationships. I think we ought to do everything we can to tolerate and accommodate whatever kind of relationships people want to enter into.” PeopleThinkingWantShouldKindMeanAbleOughtWrestlingTolerateSanctionsFree SocietyAccommodateMean PeopleLive Free Author:Dick Cheney
“I think there's - the assumption seems to predominate on the other side that the reason there's been problems in the world is because of U.S. activity, U.S. conduct. We're the bad guys.We're the ones that lead people to become terrorists. We're the ones that generate the kind of criticism that has given al Qaeda an excuse to come attack the United States.” PeopleThinkingWorldKindReasonProblemGuyCriticismExcuseTerroristAssumptionAl Qaeda Author:Dick Cheney
“I mean, it's not just one day you get up, bang, and you got Osama bin Laden. It's the kind of thing where an awful lot of people over a long period of time - thousands have worked this case and these issues and followed on the leads and captured bad guys and interrogated them and so-forth.” PeopleKindMeanLongGuyCasesIssuesPeriodsOne DayGet UpAwfulJust OneBad GuysBangsCapturedBin LadenOsama Bin LadenLong Periods Of Time Author:Dick Cheney
“I think we need a very, very serious effort, primarily through tax policy to provide incentives and encouragement for people to save and invest and expand their businesses and to create more jobs. The kind of thing we did in the early Reagan years, 30 years ago. I think that's essential.” PeopleThinkingNeedsYearsKindJobsEffortPolicySeriousTaxesEssentialsYears AgoEncouragementIncentives Author:Dick Cheney
“We've gotten a long way on missile defense. We know how to do it. We know how to take down incoming warheads, but we need to do a lot more work in order to be - to deploy a system that'll defend the United States against those kinds of limited strikes that might be possible by a nuclear armed North Korea or Iran.” KnowsWayNeedsKindLongStatesMightOrderUnitedUnited StatesKnow HowDefenseStrikesNuclearIranLong WayKoreaNorth KoreaMissilesMissile Defense Author:Dick Cheney
“I think, in fact, the situation with respect to al Qaeda, to say that, you know, that was a big attack we had on 9/11, but it's not likely again, I just think that's dead wrong. I think the biggest strategic threat the United States faces today is the possibility of another 9/11 with a nuclear weapon or a biological agent of some kind. And I think al Qaeda is out there even as we meet, trying to figure out how to do that.” ThinkingKnowsTryingKindStatesFactsBigsTodayFacesUnitedSituationUnited StatesFiguresPossibilityWeaponsThreatTerrorismNuclearAgentsAlsNuclear WeaponsStrategic Author:Dick Cheney
“I have argued in the past, and would again, if we had been able to pre-empt the attacks of 9/11 would we have done it? And I think absolutely. We have to be prepared now to take the kind of bold action that's being contemplated with respect to Iraq in order to ensure that we don't get hit with a devastating attack when the terrorists' organization gets married up with a rogue state that's willing to provide it with the kinds of deadly capabilities that Saddam Hussein has developed and used over the years.” IfsThinkingYearsKindStatesDoneAbleActionPastUsedOrderWillingMarriedOrganizationPreparedIraqTerroristCapabilityBe PreparedSaddamHusseinRoguesBold Actions Author:Dick Cheney
