I'm not a fan of name calling but Cheney has earned the name. Furthermore, he's the one who is dangerous because he has sway over wingnuts. What we don't need is violent wingnuts. We have other extremists to fight.
On Meet the Press, Deputy National Security Adviser John Brennan says he's disappointed in Dick and comes out strongly for Obama. "I see it on his face," he said of Obama's resolve to fight Al Qaeda.
Two former Bush administration intelligence officials, Michael Chertoff and Michael Hayden, also showed support for the Obama administration's efforts against terrorism as well. Chertoff says he has confidence in Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano, and Hayden said minus some political differences, he's confident that the Obama administration is doing its best to fight terrorism. Hayden says that everyone (Dick) needs to calm down, stop hyperventilating and let Brennan do his work without the blame games. In other words, the real work can't get done in that environment, so stop politicizing terror. See that video below.
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The Bush administration was already trying to reduce detainee numbers at Guantanamo
Chertoff and Hayden. Hayden says "we are faced with a learning enemy."
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin says Obama has made strides in getting more help from the international community. The roundtable:
