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Dick Cheney will leave vice-presidential office on January 20, 2009 and will be succeeded by Delaware Senator Joe Biden. Cheney will return to Wyoming on this official date. President George W. Bush will return to Texas also on January 20, 2009. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.4.220.242 ( talk) 11:07, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
In an interview tonight (1-14-2009) with Jim Lehrer, Dick Cheney commented that he had seriously considered running for President in the 1996 election, going so far as to solicit over $1 million in campaign funds, before ultimately deciding against it. Do any of you who know this part of Cheney's life have an interest in creating a section on this topic? (I don't have enough knowledge on the subject to do it myself). Baileypalblue ( talk) 00:49, 15 January 2009 (UTC) he's a loser baby —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.20.245.194 ( talk) 21:43, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
having just removed a recent addition of joe biden's comments regarding dick cheney, under the section "public perception" (biden's personal opinion is not citable as an example of cheney's "public perception"), i noticed that immediately preceding that material is the following:
Cheney has often created controversy, mostly from his role in shaping the Bush administration's policies on Iraq and the war on terrorism. In one instance, the vice president was recorded as apparently supporting waterboarding, widely regarded as a form of torture, as an interrogation technique for questioning suspected terrorists.[122] The following day, the White House denied that Cheney was referring to waterboarding or torture.[123]
while it is properly sourced, how is that an example of cheney's public perception?
likewise the following:
On April 24, 2007, Representative Dennis Kucinich of Ohio presented articles of impeachment against Cheney, as House Resolution 333.[127][128][129] It was not initially cosponsored, and was immediately referred to the House Judiciary Committee, where no action was taken.[130] The resolution has acquired 24 Democratic cosponsors since its introduction, six of whom are members of the House Judiciary Committee.[131][132] After six months without a debate or vote, Kucinich re-introduced identical content as a new resolution, House Resolution 799, on November 6, 2007.[133] This was also referred to the House Judiciary Committee.[134]
again, it's well-referenced, but it has nothing to do with cheney's public perception.
i would recommend this material either be removed, or worked into more appropriate sections of the article. Anastrophe ( talk) 05:12, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
Has it been discussed his use of totally unprofessional profanity ("go f*ck yourself") on the Senate floor against Patrick Lehey? —Preceding unsigned comment added by BobTheMad ( talk • contribs) 02:22, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
I'd like to update the Gallup figures for Cheney's popularity but the page is locked. The Gallup poll from May 29-31, 2009, indicates Cheney is at 37% Favorable, 54% Unfavorable, 9% No Opinion. -- Original Pinyl ( talk) 20:21, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Regarding Cheney's history of cardiac trouble: I remember reading a 2006 article in Vanity Fair which mentioned that Cheney was observed to eat a buffalo steak by cutting the steak up into bite-size pieces and then salting each side of the piece of meat before putting it into his mouth (see here). I recognise that this is a relatively trivial piece of information, but I think it might have some small relevance to his heart trouble. Lexo ( talk) 23:25, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
The article states that the Vice President strained his back on January 21, forcing him to attend the inauguration (on January 20) in a wheelchair. 69.177.92.242 ( talk) 02:47, 2 June 2009 (UTC)J. Parodi
Alcoholism? On a lesser part of the internet someone claimed DC has a couple of DUI convictions, and might in fact be an alcoholic. Is there any truth to this? Paul, in Saudi ( talk) 02:43, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
It's hard to have health problems when you are a robot. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.37.112.113 ( talk) 23:14, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
Cheney has taken the legal position that the vice president is not part of the executive branch, but it is apart of the legislative branch. The courts have ruled in favor of Cheney in the lawsuit brought by groups who wants records kept by Cheney and his staff to be archived.
Please review this article (link is below) for further detail. I would edit the page; however, I do not have access to do so. May someone follow up with this. I feel proper evidence for an addition to the 'disclosure of documents' section has been provided. Thank you.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iEUbGeyMLv1e6G_sD5VC_l_P0okAD95QI1EO0
Pallacydenial ( talk) 05:00, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
Does Article 2 of the US Constitution seem relevant here? I do believe that it provides a position for the VP and specifically grants him the right to succession should the President be unable to fulfill his term in office. Cheney supposedly swore to uphold and defend this document. I assume he read it !? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.254.130.235 ( talk) 13:34, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
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If Dick Cheney's mother's maiden surname was Dickey, then does that make his official name Richard Bruce "Dick" Dickey Cheney? Micasta ( talk) 17:04, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
This discussion should be closed. -- 4wajzkd02 ( talk) 22:43, 27 May 2009 (UTC) |
I suggest that this article should have a specific section specifically listing Cheney's specific accomplishments during his 8-year tenure. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.187.251.159 ( talk) 01:20, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Cheney owned 433,333 Halliburton stock options throughout the duration of his Vice-presidency. [1] On the onset he declared that he would sell the stock after his time in office was finished. Any proceeds from this sale would go to charity. [2] Does anyone know if this actually happened? -- Esemono ( talk) 02:01, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
He "remained a very public and controversial figure"?
This article does not accurately reflect the public perception Mr. Cheney had during his time in office. His poll numbers have steadily declined and he was awarded an honorary doctorate from BYU? Nothing is said of the common perception of the 46th Vice President as a man-sized-safe-owning, friend-face-shooting Dr. Strangelove, which all must agree is easily the most common perception of the man, whether they feel it is a mischaracterization or not. I mean, the jokes that were made when he was rolled out to the inauguration in a wheel chair.
I know that the hunting incident is mentioned during the section on his vice presidency, but it is obviously a matter relating to his public perception, not his service as vice president. It just happened while he was vice president, it has nothing to do with his policy decisions and so forth. The public perception section needs to be enormously improved; this is definitely not a good article without what is an essential aspect of Mr. Cheney's life and his role in national politics.
Also, the "War on Terrorism" section is rather biased. I have retitled it "Iraq War," as that is what it is actually about (which is unequivocally understood as having only dubious connections to any attempt to combat terrorism), but its contents remain problematic. Other than a claim made by Senator Kerry that Cheney lacks credibility and a "despite" caveat, it does not include the essential facts that Mr. Cheney's claims have all been shown to be without any basis whatsoever.
I do not personally have the time to address these issues, but this is clearly not a "good article" and I hope someone will do so at once. Atropos ( talk) 07:32, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
I would like to point out that there are many references in the article that are still in the present tense, as if Cheney were still in office.
For what it's worth, I also agree with Atropos' comments above. Brian Eisley ( talk) 01:46, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
Is anybody going to write anything about Cheney's assassination squads that go to foreign countries and execute people without presidential or congressional oversight?
(outdent) Enough with the personal attacks IP 71 and MTL. Stay WP:CIVIL. Wervo, I don't believe that allegations alleging that Cheney sent squads of people to go to foreign countries and murder mass amounts of people is suitable for a biography of a living person on Wikipedia. It would need to be common knowledge and you would need multiple citations. Happyme22 ( talk) 05:36, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
I think that when dealing with the darker side of any political symbol, finding "facts" available to public are hard to come by. Nevertheless, phrases like "mass mounts of people" and reference to "common knowledge" asserts that you don't care about the facts, just the message. Very little about the man's life is common knowledge, hence why people come to this site expecting a full rounded description of him. Allegations have been made that Cheney was a key figure in an assassination ring which operated on a level beyond even CIA administration. If you care about the truth which you seem to crusade for so vehemently, perhaps it would help to pursue the entire horizon of news sources available. -Justin Villapando
It is worth including, but you have to make sure the references are accurate and verifiable. Kylelovesyou ( talk) 22:36, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
According to an NYT editorial ( http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/opinion/13dowd.html?th&emc=th), Cheney "wouldn’t list his office in the federal jobs directory, who had the vice president’s residence blocked on Google Earth, who went to the Supreme Court to keep from revealing which energy executives helped him write the nation’s energy policy...." Is this relevant enough to include if true? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 211.225.37.54 ( talk) 12:00, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
We really need a section on Cheney post vice presidential life, especially since he's so active and vocal Darth Kalwejt ( talk) 20:46, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
The following paragraph in the lead is confusing.
Cheney joined the presidential campaign of George W. Bush in 2000, who selected him as his running mate. After becoming Vice President, Cheney remained a very public and controversial figure.
This seems to suggest that Cheney was both public and controversial before and after becoming VP. However, I don't recall him being either public or controversial prior to being VP. He certainly wasn't very public during his time as VP, and was only really controversial during the second term as VP. He is now however much more public and probably more controversal after leaving office. Arzel ( talk) 23:50, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
I question the neutrality of this section in particular, and the article in general. It looks to me like whoever wrote the section on his voting record was setting out to make Cheney look ridiculous. Some more general comments on his voting record are entirely appropriate, but I think that highlighting his policy changes over the years is a little over the top. a lot of the other stuff is iffy, too. The same amount of coverage for five draft deferments (the same as Biden), and for all of his service in the Ford White House? One Wheel ( talk) 00:57, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
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why doesn't he have a section of controversies like most political figures? Also, there is no mention of the move to impeach him and the rallies/protests about impeaching him? Kylelovesyou ( talk) 16:12, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
This discussion should be closed.-- 4wajzkd02 ( talk) 22:39, 27 May 2009 (UTC) |
Pardon me for offering a friendly reminder to the editors of this article:
Wikipedia content (including articles, categories, templates, and others) is collaboratively edited. Wikipedia contributors are editors, not authors, and no-one, however expert they think they are (and may actually be) has the right to act as if they own a particular article. ... If you find yourself edit warring with other contributors over deletions, reversions, and so on, why not take some time off from the editing process? Taking yourself out of the equation can cool things off considerably. Take a fresh look a week or two later. Or, if someone else is claiming "ownership" of a page, you can bring it up on the associated talk page, appeal to other contributors, or consider the dispute resolution process. ... [Examples of such ownership I've noticed in recent edits include these events:]
- One editor disputes minor edits concerning layout, image use, and wording in a particular article daily. The editor might claim the right, whether openly or implicitly, to review any changes before they can be added to the article. (This does not include egregious formatting errors.)
- Article changes by different editors are reverted by the same editor repeatedly over an extended period to protect a certain version, stable or not. (This does not include removing vandalism.)
A recent set of changes and reverts gives good examples of these events:
Let's leave it as is, OK? Neither version appears partisan to me. Both versions seem grammatically correct and supported by the citations. There's nothing to prove here - perhaps a break from the article, or finding some substantive improvements, are in order? -- 4wajzkd02 ( talk) 18:20, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
There are 2 solid paragraphs about the 2007 Washington Post article in the VP section, policy subsection. This is too long a section about a peripheral topic and over-reliance on one source. It must be re-written in order to be objective. I will not guide the re-writing in order to be objective nor will I say what is wrong with the current version. I will only say that undue weight from one source is bad unless it is an unimportant and obscure article which is given more slack. —Preceding unsigned comment added by User F203 ( talk • contribs) 23:08, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Will the two editors who are edit warring over "oil and gas"/"fossil fuel" please start talking instead of just reverting each other's edits. DJ Clayworth ( talk) 13:59, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
(1) Incorrect Link --
This page has a section discussing an investment scandal with a prison operating company. The company named is the Vanguard Group. There may be a company by this name involved; but is not the same company that the link connects to.
The Vanguard Group that the link connects to is a mutual fund company, which may possibly own some shares of prison companies, but is by no means in the business of operating prisons. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Matthewortiz ( talk • contribs) 19:58, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Agreed. I couldn't find anything about the prisons but I did end up investing in one of Vanguard's funds so I guess it was worth it for me. Should be updated to reflect the facts though. - Original Pinyl ( talk) 20:21, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
(2) Typo --
Under "Health Problems," we see: "Cheney was cared for by the White House Medical Unit (WHMU).[126] Staff from the WHMG accompany the president and the vice president" "WHMG" should be "WHMU," right?
It turns out (follow the links backwards) that Carole Lombard and Dick Cheney are related, both having a common ancestor in John Cheney who settled in Massachusetts in 1635.
It is worth mentioning that, while definitely a prominent GOP supporter of ssm, as indicated in the article, he is not THE most prominent Republican supporter of ssm. That title goes to President Gerald R. Ford who supported as far back as in 1998 in a Larry King episode. Former President is more prominent than former VP. Agree?
Apparently the head of the CIA has now publicly stated that Mr. Cheney violated US law by ordering the CIA to conceal a counter-terrorism plan from Congress.
Should this be included in his article? I mean, it seems kind of relevant?
Mardiste ( talk) 22:53, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/17/congress.cia/index.html#cnnSTCText Anarchangel ( talk) 01:13, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
Why is there no mention of the well-known fact that Cheney used the F-word against senator Patrick Leahy on the senate floor? and that Cheney has been fingered by Leahy w.r.t. secrecy issues:
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/07/12/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5153305.shtml —Preceding unsigned comment added by 171.71.55.235 ( talk) 18:04, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
This seems pretty non notable. Was this a big deal outside the UK? -- Tom (talk) 15:27, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
The Hunting Incident doesn't have anything to do with his career as Vice President, so I'm going to move it into the Personal Life section. Friginator ( talk) 01:43, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
I feel a comment by President Reagan's son, Ron Reagan, is notable.
he called Dick Cheney an "unindicted war criminal" [9] Reliefappearance ( talk) 00:32, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.A. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.213.166.68 ( talk) 19:44, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
Isn't vice-president supposed to be hyphenated? I did this and was reverted. Lapsed Pacifist ( talk) 23:22, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
No. It is supposed to be capitalized though.
162.136.193.1 (
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Dick Cheney appeared on the ABC's This Week and confessed to waterboarding.
KARL: ... waterboarding, clearly, what was your...
CHENEY: I was a big supporter of waterboarding. I was a big supporter of the enhanced interrogation techniques that...
KARL: And you opposed the administration's actions of doing away with waterboarding?
CHENEY: Yes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.73.55.10 ( talk) 19:19, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
<== Oh please, spare me your childish lectures. Yap about war crimes all you wish, but if you want a mention in this particular BLP, please provide a reliable source. Jarhed ( talk) 08:09, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
I apologize for knee-jerking a little there, I think it was the "war crimes" mention that put me off. I propose the following as the 2nd para of the Dick_cheney#Criticism_of_President_Obama section:
During a February 14, 2010 appearance on ABC's This Week, Cheney reiterated his criticism of the Obama administration's "mindset" of treating "terror attacks against the United States as criminal acts as opposed to acts of war". He also reiterated his strong support of waterboarding and enhanced interrogation techniques for captured terrorist suspects, saying, "I was and remain a strong proponent of our enhanced interrogation program." [1]
Jarhed ( talk) 23:55, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
<== Fine, I made the edits as you suggested. I hope you're happy now. Jarhed ( talk) 09:03, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
I heard just tonight on TV that Dick Cheney has been hospitalized (First time in 2010s) at the George Washington University Hospital with chest pains, and is resting comfortably, according to his staff. CNN.com article RYAN 3000 ( talk) 01:14, 23 February 2010 (UTC)
prove it or remove this utter nonsense from the article. prove that Cheney was too young to be drafted in viet nam. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.233.178.254 ( talk) 23:16, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
You're right. Evidently, Cheney kept getting college deferments until he got married and had a kid making him a hardship case and thus ineligable. The Selective Service did NOT take only older men. Richrakh````
It is clear this statement was written to mitigate the fact that Cheney had secured so many deferments (along with all the obvious implications of this fact). The contention in question here is POV garbage and should be removed unless a substantive citation is provided. -- Aristotle1776 ( talk) 02:09, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
Arrest warrants have been requested for Dick Cheney in other countries such as Spain and Germany and war crimes investigations have begun there. I think this should be mentioned in the article. He has admitted to being a strong supporter of waterboarding, which the USSC--the law of the land--has ruled is a form of torture. This makes him in violation of the War Crimes Act of 1996 and the Geneva Conventions which banned all uses of torture. Both of these acts have been ratified by the United States which makes them official law in the US. It's notable and there are plenty of sources for this. Wikipediarul e s 2221 09:05, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
Under the section dealing with his first term as vice-president, the article says "Despite contrary claims from the Pentagon, Cheney continued to assert a connection between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda prior to the Iraq War in several public speeches, drawing criticism from some members of the intelligence community and leading Democrats.[59][60][61]" The first source references a speech he gave in 2007, the second link is dead, and the third link includes an oblique reference to a statement that he made in September 2003, six months after the Iraq War had already begun. Given that nothing in any of the links references a statement made by Cheney prior to the Iraq War, this sentence should be removed unless it can be better sourced. Leuchars ( talk) 15:38, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
ie reference 6 links to http://www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident/ which has details of the current incumbent.
Minor wp:linkrot ( Jeoknowhat ( talk) 03:28, 15 May 2010 (UTC))
Perhaps this was the intended link?
http://web.archive.org/web/20040109065959/www.whitehouse.gov/kids/vicepresident/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.247.125.105 ( talk) 14:22, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
How about a picture that doesn't look like the man is currently having a stroke? Lots42 ( talk) 10:35, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
http://www.aolnews.com/surge-desk/article/nigeria-to-interpol-arrest-dick-cheney/19742388
Major breaking developments related to Mr. Cheney needs to be added. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Phantom85 ( talk • contribs) 00:44, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
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You seem smart. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.54.8.216 ( talk) 19:12, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
This content is under dispute and has been in and out multiple times, please attempt more discussion to achieve a compromise or a consensus, thanks Off2riorob ( talk) 01:58, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
Now look here, On Dec 13 I read the inclusion about the Nigerian case. At that time it was a bare mention of the facts of the case and I had no problem with it. *Now* the entire thing looks like an unscrupulous shakedown of an innocent company. Do you mean to tell me that bona fide corruption charges were *dropped*? For this information to be included here, it *must* indicate that Cheney is blameless because there is absolutely no proof of wrongdoing.-- Jarhed ( talk) 05:02, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/14/dick-cheney-nigeria-bribe_n_796726.html
The charges weren't just "dropped." $250,000,000 in "fines" are being negotiated. If this were a "unscrupulous shakedown" no company would agree to that. Sufdub ( talk) 05:23, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
http://www.ww4report.com/node/9338
Update: Halliburton and Nigeria agreed upon a $35 million settlement. We need to now consider how this should be phrased in this article. Sufdub ( talk) 05:43, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
Alright, based on these discussions, I added exactly what was suggested by the outspoken community (once I finally had enough contributions to edit the page). Sufdub ( talk) 04:47, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
I am fine with the Nigerian mention as it currently stands, thanks for your work. Jarhed ( talk) 19:20, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
I feel that Dick's health issues could be better covered. Especially in light of information regarding improvements in treatment for people who have similar conditions; after all he really did go through the mill and yet has been an example of what modern medicine can do. Also, there is perhaps room for more NPOV quotes by respected commentators and political friends and foes who feel that ongoing stress etc from his heart complaints affected Cheney's personality (and possibly judgement)as time went by. Phil Wardle ( talk) 09:18, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
The line "he is alive without a pulse" is uncalled for. Recommendation is to end the sentence after the word pump. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fkgaza ( talk • contribs) 14:54, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
As SECDEF, Cheney also ended the Navy's A12 Avenger program, which after seven years (1984-1991) had not produced even a prototype. It was a program unwanted by officials during the Reagan admin. (SECNAV Lehman, CNO) but funded anyway by Congress. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.162.128.52 ( talk) 14:44, 21 April 2011 (UTC) Secure — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.70.120.242 ( talk) 05:27, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
The Nation is a subscription service. Source can not be accessed. 97.71.73.46 ( talk) 04:42, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
As the article currently stands, the introductory section seems only to go into detail of events prior to 2000. It references his role in the first Operation Desert Storm, his time at Haliburton ect. yet contains absolutely nothing about the major events of his vice-presidency. As this is the role he is most known for, it seems strange that his entire eight years spent there is confined to a single sentance stating he "served served as the 46th Vice President of the United States under George W. Bush". Kernsters ( talk) 18:02, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
As referenced in the main article, he is of Irish descent. May I propose the addition of an "American people of Irish descent" category allied with the other ones, that refer to his French, Welsh and English heritage? It seems strange that it is omitted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.44.243.44 ( talk) 02:43, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
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Adding category American hunters [[Category: 101.161.38.174 ( talk) 07:10, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
I believe the "American hunter" category seems highly appropriate. The first half, American and the second half, Hunter, both seem to match the information supported in this article. Those who disagree, please state why he is (A) Less American than More American, and (B) A "non-hunter" rather than "a hunter" after reading this article.
Twillisjr ( talk) 06:54, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
Is it really necessary to include a "Military Service" box only for it to read "none"? 68.56.192.70 ( talk) 21:48, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for editing the infobox so that it no longer reads "Chickenhawk"
Twillisjr ( talk) 06:55, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
I've been speaking with a few political figures about Neoconservatism, and it seems Dick Cheney was an important member of this movement. Has anyone located supporting evidence of this comment?
Twillisjr ( talk) 06:51, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
"In 2011 Cheney published his memoir In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir, written with wife Lynne Cheney, and is often cited as the most powerful Vice President in American history.[6][7]"
This is poorly written. The book is cited as the most powerful V.P., Lynn or what? — Preceding
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Why is all information about Cheney and his relationship with (Academi / Xe / Blackwater) missing? A VP profiting from a war, from a private firm hired to be mercenaries in Iraq should be at least noted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.251.108.48 ( talk) 00:11, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
Is it really necessary to say Whittington was taken "to Corpus Christie Memorial Hospital in Corpus Christie" under the hunting incident section? Small issue, but I can't change it myself. Inhuman5 ( talk) 19:05, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
The article merely says that "Cheney was the Ranking Member of the Select Committee to investigate the Iran-Contra Affair." It makes no mention of his minority report for that committee, in which he argued that there are literally no legal limits on what the President of the United States can do in regard to foreign policy. 75.76.213.161 ( talk) 04:11, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
Goethean has added see also sections for Mohamed Atta's alleged Prague connection and Niger uranium forgeries. Which I removed and replaced with Iraq War. Obviously a See Also to the Iraq War is a logical choice, but I don't understand the others. Mohamed Atta is not mentioned in the Iraq War section, and that article has only a mention of Cheney saying that Atta met al-Ani in Prague and then stating a few days later that the CIA was unable to confirm it. Furthermore, the Iraq section is within the First VP Term and this particular incident occurred in his second VP term. I don't understand why Goethean feels that this is important or relevant to Cheney's larger role regarding the Iraq War. The Niger Uranium Forgeries are even less connected. That article refers to Cheney as being the focus of a deliberate entrapment against Cheney. I ask Goethean to explain why he feels this should be included and what he had against the Iraq War see also. Arzel ( talk) 01:20, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
The source for this quote is an opinion piece by liberal columnist E.J. Dionne. Nobody has a problem with that? 174.71.70.22 ( talk) 07:43, 3 November 2013 (UTC)