Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
Richard Bruce Cheney, generally known as Dick Cheneyis an American politician and businessman who was the 46th Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009, under President George W. Bush...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth30 January 1941
CityLincoln, NE
CountryUnited States of America
against american-vicepresident believe dealing developed justified preparing
If we have reason to believe someone is preparing an attack against the U.S., has developed that capability, harbours those aspirations, then I think the U.S. is justified in dealing with that, if necessary, by military force.
addressing clearly confidence deal decide form future government investors nuclear people potential power question terms understand viable waste
We clearly understand that in terms of what government can do addressing the waste question is key, ... If we can address the waste question and deal with that, I think that will give people -- potential investors and utilities who have to decide what form of power to use in the future -- confidence that nuclear power is a viable option.
absolutely classified deal essential protects security
It's absolutely essential that we do it in a way that protects and preserves our capabilities to deal with security in classified information,
anybody dealt eight fact focused key matter
The fact of the matter is, if there's anybody focused on the past, it's the Democrats. They've had eight years and they haven't dealt with the key problems,
agenda attractive bunch dealing democratic easier narrow portray republican
Our adversaries - our Democratic adversaries - like to be able to portray the Republican Party as a bunch of wingnuts - narrow based, always have some agenda that's not attractive to the public... That's easier for them, and more fun, than dealing with their own problems. And I think their problems are significant.
address best bound community deal determined emerging forward move question support
He is bound and determined that we will address this issue, ... We have to deal with the emerging threat. The question is how best to do it. And we'd like to have the support of the international community as we move forward here.
deal earth face focused gotten problem problems question resources respect states united
If there's a place on the face of the earth that has the resources to deal with these problems it's the United States of America, and we're going to get it done, ... There's no question there were problems with respect to the evacuation in New Orleans. We've gotten around that problem now, and I think everyone's focused on the future.
burned businesses funds homes people talked whose
We talked about expediting the funds for ... the people whose homes burned and their businesses burned.
burdens continue impose
What the Clinton/Gore administration has done is to shortchange the military, continue to impose significant burdens on them and not made the kind of investments that need to be made,
lost power
We lost everything at once . . . communications, power grid, infrastructure.
discuss
We have to discuss that with the Israelis,
democracy succeed
We will ... succeed at getting a democracy established in Iraq. And I think, when we do, that will be the end of the insurgency.
california happening rolling route saying taken today
What's happening in California today is they've taken the route of saying all we have to do is conserve, ... And today they've got rolling blackouts because they don't have enough electricity.
best future hope leave matter president simply
We will not simply look away, hope for the best and leave the matter for some future administration to resolve, ... As the president has said, 'Time is not on our side.'