In his latest attack on President Barack Obama, former Vice President Dick Cheney seized on the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound jetliner to suggest that Obama is weak on terrorism.
"As I’ve watched the events of the last few days it is clear once again that President Obama is trying to pretend we are not at war," Cheney said.
...even a cursory examination of Obama's statements shows this one is preposterous. Obama has often said the United States is at war against terrorist organizations -- and has ordered a massive increase in U.S. troops in Afghanistan to fight that war. So Cheney's comment isn't just False, it's ridiculously so. Pants on Fire!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Cheney claim on Obama earns Pants on Fire
The nonpartisan fact-checking website PolitiFact has looked into Dick Cheney's claim that "President Obama is trying to pretend we are not at war":
