Juan Cole noticed this overlooked angle regarding Cheney's recent "fear and smear"-fest:
"Dick Cheney's statement that if Americans elected John Kerry they would suffer another terrorist attack like 9/11 has provoked outrage among Democrats.
But what is interesting to me is the policy implications. Cheney seems to be saying that the reason there won't be another attack if he is reelected is because he will keep fighting 'preemptive' wars.
So, he is promising us more wars, folks. And he almost certainly has Iran foremost on his mind."
different voices
10 years ago