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Dick Cheney on War & Peace
Vice President of the United States under George W. Bush: Click here for 55 full quotes OR click here for Dick Cheney on other issues.
  • Prevent next 9-11 by going on offense in Afghanistan & Iraq. (Aug 2011)
  • We lost sight of goal of non-nuclear North Korea. (Aug 2011)
  • Should have destroyed North Korean nuclear reactor in Syria. (Aug 2011)
  • 2001: Counseled attacking Iraq after Afghanistan. (Nov 2010)
  • 1994: If we take out Saddam, Iraq breaks up into quagmire. (Oct 2008)
  • 2003: American troops will be greeted as liberators. (Oct 2008)
  • 2005: Iraq is in the last throes of the insurgency. (Oct 2008)
  • 2003: Iraq occupation will last weeks rather than months. (Oct 2008)
  • OpEd: Saw 9/11 as an opportunity to take out Saddam. (May 2008)
  • On 9/11, said no Saddam-al-Qaeda link; but yes by Dec. 2001. (May 2008)
  • 2002: Saddam is a madman pursuing nuclear weapons. (May 2008)
  • PlameGate: discredit Niger report by revealing CIA operative. (May 2008)
  • OpEd: VP's office knowingly misled public about PlameGate. (May 2008)
  • Adopted Kissinger’s “Victory is the only exit strategy”. (Oct 2006)
  • Terrorist enemy’s hatred of us is limitless. (Sep 2004)
  • US beat communism because of leadership & military force. (Aug 2004)
  • Most dire view of terrorist threat of all Bush advisers. (Nov 2003)
  • Need leadership and trust to make progress in Mideast. (Oct 2000)
  • Serbs deserve credit - Russia and US should support them. (Oct 2000)
  • Iran: against sanctions; makes oil deals there. (Jul 2000)
  • Gulf War results: stable Arabs; secure Israel; confident US. (Apr 1991)
  • Critical of Israeli policy which opposes US interests. (Jul 1989)
  • Supports balance in supplying arms to both Israel & Arabs. (Jul 1989)
  • Supported 1986 Libya bombing. (Jul 1989)
  • Israel: Displeased with 1982 invasion of Lebanon. (Jul 1989)
  • Outraged that Israel spied on US in 1980s. (Jul 1989)
  • Mideast peace process must include Palestinian statehood. (Jul 1989)
  • Opposed ground troops in Bosnia. (Jan 1997)

    Iraq War
  • 2000: UN & CIA concluded that Saddam had WMDs. (Aug 2011)
  • Post-9-11 no president could ignore reports of Saddam's WMDs. (Aug 2011)
  • Even with benefit of hindsight Saddam was nexus of terrorism. (Aug 2011)
  • 2003: Accused of falsifying Niger uranium to justify Iraq. (May 2008)
  • OpEd: Used fear of terrorism to intensify war sloganeering. (Mar 2008)
  • Our new strategy in Iraq has succeeded by careful planning. (Feb 2008)
  • Aug.’02: “No doubt” that Saddam had WMD (later proven wrong). (Oct 2006)
  • Pushed Saddam-al Qaeda connection but CIA & Powell disagreed. (Oct 2006)
  • Mar.’03: “Greeted as liberators”; no need for 100,000 troops. (Oct 2006)
  • FactCheck: Oct. 2002 vote for appropriate force, not for war. (Oct 2004)
  • FactCheck: Iraqi portion of losses is 38%, not “almost 50%”. (Oct 2004)
  • FactCheck: Cheney DID suggest connection between Iraq & 9/11. (Oct 2004)
  • Cheney would ‘recommend’ Iraq war again. (Oct 2004)
  • Questioned on link between al-Zarqawi and Saddam Hussein. (Oct 2004)
  • Never suggested there’s a connection between Iraq and 9/11. (Oct 2004)
  • We’ve made significant progress in Iraq. (Oct 2004)
  • Sending more troops won’t solve the problems in Iraq. (Oct 2004)
  • Biggest threat comes from WMD and from Saddam. (Apr 2004)
  • UN inspections would not reduce WMD threat. (Apr 2004)
  • Contradicted Powell and sought to connect Saddam and 9/11. (Apr 2004)
  • WMD inspections makes decision to take out Saddam harder. (Apr 2004)
  • Pre-war planning: once the war starts, Saddam is “toast”. (Apr 2004)
  • Sticking to story about Saddam/Al Qaeda connection. (Apr 2004)
  • Saddam had intent to create WMD. (Feb 2004)
  • Iraq is the central front in the war on terror. (Dec 2003)
  • UN made itself irrelevant by irresoluteness on Iraq. (Nov 2002)
  • US too soft on Iraq. (Sep 2000)
Matt Mead on War & Peace
Republican Governor: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Matt Mead on other issues.
  • We are at war since 2001; the threat is still real. (Nov 2010)

Senate:

John Barrasso on War & Peace
Republican Jr Senator: Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for John Barrasso on other issues.
  • Voted NO on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months. (Dec 2007)
  • Voted YES on designating Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terrorists. (Sep 2007)
  • Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program. (Apr 2009)
Tim Chesnut on War & Peace
Democratic challenger: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Tim Chesnut on other issues.
  • End all the wars. (Aug 2012)
Michael Enzi on War & Peace
Republican Sr Senator (WY): Click here for 10 full quotes OR click here for Michael Enzi on other issues.
  • Voted NO on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months. (Dec 2007)
  • Voted YES on designating Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terrorists. (Sep 2007)
  • Voted NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008. (Mar 2007)
  • Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)
  • Voted NO on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
  • Voted NO on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding. (Apr 2005)
  • Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
  • Voted YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
  • Voted YES on allowing all necessary force in Kosovo. (May 1999)
  • Voted NO on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo. (Mar 1999)

House:

Cynthia Lummis on War & Peace
Republican (District AL): Click here for 4 full quotes OR click here for Cynthia Lummis on other issues.
  • Voted YES on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval. (Jun 2011)
  • Voted NO on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan. (Mar 2011)
  • No contact & enforce sanctions on Iran until threat is gone. (May 2011)
  • Counter Iran's growing presence in Latin America. (Jan 2012)

Former candidates & officeholders:

Dave Freudenthal on War & Peace
Democratic WY Governor: Click here for Dave Freudenthal on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Jim Geringer on War & Peace
Former Republican Governor (1995-2002): Click here for the full quote OR click here for Jim Geringer on other issues.
  • Supports $48 billion in new spending for anti-terrorism. (Jan 2002)
Joyce Jansa Corcoran on War & Peace
2002 Democratic Challenger (WY): Click here for Joyce Jansa Corcoran on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Alan Simpson on War & Peace
Republican Senator (Former): Click here for the full quote OR click here for Alan Simpson on other issues.
  • Voted NO on ending the Bosnian arms embargo. (Jul 1995)
Craig Thomas on War & Peace
Former Republican Senator (deceased in office 2007): Click here for 10 full quotes OR click here for Craig Thomas on other issues.
  • Voted NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008. (Mar 2007)
  • Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)
  • Voted NO on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
  • Voted NO on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding. (Apr 2005)
  • Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
  • Voted YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
  • Voted YES on allowing all necessary force in Kosovo. (May 1999)
  • Voted NO on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo. (Mar 1999)
  • Voted YES on ending the Bosnian arms embargo. (Jul 1995)
  • Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. (Nov 1995)
Nick Carter on War & Peace
Democratic Senate Challenger: Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for Nick Carter on other issues.
  • Replace US troops with UN in Iraq. (Sep 2008)
  • No end for Iraq War in sight, at $2B a week. (Jun 2008)
Barbara Cubin on War & Peace
Republican Representative (WY-At-Large): Click here for 7 full quotes OR click here for Barbara Cubin on other issues.
  • Voted NO on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq. (Jun 2008)
  • Voted NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days. (May 2007)
  • Voted YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date. (Jun 2006)
  • Voted YES on approving removal of Saddam & valiant service of US troops. (Mar 2004)
  • Voted YES on authorizing military force in Iraq. (Oct 2002)
  • Voted YES on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)
  • Strengthen sanctions on Syria & assist democratic transition. (Apr 2008)
Keith Goodenough on War & Peace
Democratic Senate Challenger: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Keith Goodenough on other issues.
  • Replace US troops with UN in Iraq. (Jun 2008)
Dale Groutage on War & Peace
Democratic challenger: Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for Dale Groutage on other issues.
  • Work toward a multi-nation solution in Iraq. (Oct 2006)
  • Develop alliances to help control terrorism & costs in Iraq. (Jun 2006)
Chris Rothfuss on War & Peace
Democratic Challenger: Click here for 5 full quotes OR click here for Chris Rothfuss on other issues.
  • Take the battle to the terrorists. (Aug 2008)
  • Draw down US troops and replace with Iraqis. (Aug 2008)
  • Answer to global terrorism isn’t in Iraq. (Jun 2008)
  • Al Qaeda arrived in Iraq after we did. (Jun 2008)
  • I strongly support the withdrawal of our troops from Iraq. (Mar 2008)

                                                                                                                                                                               
  

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