The Dickster's myths

After seeing a variety of media reports on Dick Cheney’s speech to AIPAC yesterday, I made the mistake of actually reading through the whole transcript. The Vice President was in rare form, even rolling out a new speech built around what Cheney described as four “myths.”

1. “Iraq has nothing to do with the global war on terror.”

2. “[O]ne can support the troops without giving them the tools and reinforcements needed to carry out their mission.”

3. “[G]etting out of Iraq before the job is done will actually strengthen America’s hand in the fight against terrorists.”

4. “[W]e can abandon the effort in Iraq without serious consequences to the broader Middle East.”

Now, I started writing a detailed response to each of these “myths,” explaining why Cheney clearly doesn’t know what he’s talking about, but then I realized, that’s probably pointless. Cheney is too mendacious to be taken seriously. His demagoguery warrants mockery and derision — substantive responses to such transparent nonsense is a bit too similar to wrestling with a pig.

Yup, is all about staying the course and the oil and profits for the Dickster...