“We have to deal with this new type of threat in a way we haven’t yet defined. . . . With a low-probability, high-impact event like this . . . If there’s a one percent chance that Pakistani scientists are helping al Qaeda build or develop a nuclear weapon, we have to treat it as a certainty in terms of our response.” IfsWayHelpingTermChanceDealsEventsHavensTypeWeaponsLowsPercentScientistTreatsImpactThreatResponseNuclearDefinedCertaintyAlsNuclear WeaponsProbabilityAl Qaeda Author:Dick Cheney
“Because if we make the wrong choice, then the danger is that we'll get hit again, that we'll be hit in a way that will be devastating from the standpoint of the United States, and that we'll fall back into the pre-9/11 mind set if you will, that in fact these terrorist attacks are just criminal acts, and that we're not really at war. I think that would be a terrible mistake for us.” IfsThinkingWayMindWarStatesFactsWould BeChoicesFallUnitedMistakeUnited StatesDangerTerribleCriminalsTerroristStandpointFall BackMind SetTerrorist AttacksWrong Choices Author:Dick Cheney
“I feel very strongly that the significance of 9/11 cannot be underestimated. It forces us to think in new ways about strategy, about national security, about how we structure our forces and about how we use U.S. military power.” ThinkingWayFeelsUseForceSecurityMilitaryStrategyStructureSignificanceVery StrongNew WaysNational SecurityUnderestimatedMilitary Power Author:Dick Cheney
“We need, from time to time, to use military force or all of the resources at our command in order to defend the nation and defend our friends. Sometimes, that requires us to take actions that generate controversy. I think there are probably some who actually believe, if we just go talk nice to these folks, everything is going to be OK. I don't think the world works that way.” IfsThinkingWorldWayNeedsBelieveSometimesUseActionOrderForceNationsNiceMilitaryResourcesFolksCommandControversyMilitary Force Author:Dick Cheney
“The days of looking the other way while despotic regimes trample human rights, rob their nations' wealth, and then excuse their failings by feeding their people a steady diet of anti-Western hatred are over.” PeopleWayHumansNationsWealthRightsFailingHatredWesternHuman RightsExcuseDietsSteadyRegimesFeeding 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
“In our own country, we take democratic values seriously - and so we always have a vigorous debate on the issues. That's part of the greatness of America, and we wouldn't have it any other way.” WayCountryAmericaValuesIssuesGreatnessDemocraticDebateVigorousDemocratic ValuesGreatness Of America Author:Dick Cheney
“My own belief is that the way we grow the economy, create jobs, create wealth is in the private sector. The government doesn't do that.” WayGovernmentJobsBeliefGrowsWealthMy OwnEconomyPrivate Sector Author:Dick Cheney
“It's very important to go back and keep in mind the distinction between handling these events as criminal acts, which was the way we did before 9/11, and then looking at 9/11 and saying, 'This is not a criminal act,' not when you destroy 16 acres of Manhattan, kill 3,000 Americans, blow a big hole in the Pentagon. That's an act of war.” WayMindImportantWarBigsEventsBlowCriminalsHolesDistinctionManhattanAcresPentagon 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
“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 have no intention of ignoring or appeasing history's latest gang of fanatics trying to murder their way to power.” WayTryingMurderIntentionSeptemberGangFanaticsSeptember 11 Author:Dick Cheney
