“America has shown we are serious about removing the threat of weapons of mass destruction... We now know that Saddam Hussein had the capacity to produce weapons of mass destruction.... We know he had the necessary infrastructure because we found the labs and the dual-use facilities that could be used for these chemical and biological agents. We know that he was developing the delivery systems - ballistic missiles - that had been prohibited by the United Nations.” KnowsUseAmericaUsedFoundNationsUnitedProduceSeriousWeaponsMassCapacityDestructionThreatAgentsDevelopingChemicalsSaddamUnited NationsInfrastructureHusseinFacilityMissilesWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionDeliveryLabs 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
“Everyone knows that you're not really a real man unless you own a gun.” KnowsMenRealGunReal Men Author:Dick Cheney
“Europeans know that their great experiment in building peace, unity and prosperity cannot survive as a privileged enclave, surrounded on its outskirts by breeding grounds of hatred and fanaticism.” KnowsBuildingHatredUnityProsperityExperimentsPrivilegedFanaticismBreeding Author:Dick Cheney
“I think it's fair to say you can't predict a straight line to victory. You know, there'll be good days and bad days along the way.” ThinkingKnowsWayLinesVictoryFairsBe GoodGood DayBad DayStraight LinesGood Days And Bad Days Author:Dick Cheney
“From kindergarten to graduation, I went to public schools, and I know that they are a key to being sure that every child has a chance to succeed and to rise in the world.” KnowsWorldInspirationalChildrenSchoolFunnyChanceKeysSucceedGraduatesGraduationPublic SchoolKindergarten Author:Dick Cheney
“You know, I've got experiences going back to the wage price controls in the Nixon administration where, in effect, we had what I think was a terrible mistake, in that case a Republican administration, where moved in and tried to control the wages, prices and profits of every enterprise in America. It was a huge mistake.” ThinkingKnowsAmericaMistakeCasesEffectsHugeTerribleRepublicanMovedProfitAdministrationEnterpriseWages Author:Dick Cheney
“I've worked for four presidents and watched two others up close, and I know that there's no such thing as a routine day in the Oval Office.” KnowsTwoPresidentChangeWorkFourOfficeRoutineOval Author:Dick Cheney
“Westerners know the difference between a talker and the real deal. If Rick Perry wasn't right to be governor of Texas, why should he be president?” IfsKnowsShouldRealPresidentDifferencesDealsTexasGovernorsTalkersWesterners Author:Dick Cheney
“And the fact of the matter is there were thousands of people that went through those training camps in Afghanistan. We know they are seeking deadlier weapons - chemical, biological and nuclear weapons if they can get it.” PeopleIfsKnowsMatterFactsWeaponsTrainingSeekingNuclearChemicalsCampsAfghanistanNuclear WeaponsTraining Camp 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
“You know, in this business, you don't have any control over what the press says and how they portray things. And that's their prerogative. But I think anybody who looks at it objectively has trouble making the case that somehow this is a bad economy.” ThinkingKnowsLooksCasesEconomyTroubleEconomicsPressesPrerogativeTrouble Making Author:Dick Cheney
“We do know, with absolute certainty, that Saddam Hussein is using his procurement system to acquire the equipment he needs in order to enrich uranium to build a nuclear weapon.” KnowsNeedsOrderWeaponsAbsolutesNuclearCertaintyAcquireNuclear WeaponsEquipmentSaddamUraniumAbsolute CertaintyProcurement Author:Dick Cheney
“Well, we've got a major effort under way to try to educate everybody, to let them know we have a zero tolerance policy where sexual assault is involved.” KnowsWayTryingWellsEffortMilitaryPolicyInvolvedMajorsToleranceZeroEducateAssaultSexual AssaultZero Tolerance Author:Dick Cheney
“We know he's been absolutely devoted to trying to acquire nuclear weapons, and we believe he has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons.” KnowsTryingBelieveFactsStupidWeaponsIraqNuclearAcquireNuclear WeaponsDevoted Author:Dick Cheney