Video: Dick Cheney’s Full Speech at AEI on National Security

This is the best speech that I have ever seen Cheney give. Wow.

Right on Dick!!!!

I like Dick Cheney and voted for his team twice, BUT until you close our borders, all this talk of security is questionable

How can we forget those sad and terrifying days after 911 and how the families and friends of 911 victims suffered?

While on today's pbs program (Washington Week), Ms. Karen Tumulty from Time Magazine was asking what Cheney was doing by criticizing the current president, I'd like to ask her if she already forgot that the current administration has been criticizing Mr. Cheney harshly first. I think Mr. Cheney has his rights to defend his decisions and to speak up so that more people can understand how he made his decisions to protect the nation. It is interesting how people really can turn around and play with their tongues, sort of speak, to twist the facts. Ms. Tumulty, I won't be reading your articles anymore.

While you're at it, ask her when Obama is going to stop blaming the Bush admin for all the problems he's dealing with. Especially since he's the one that's created this debate over waterboarding by deciding he's more moral than the Bush admin, and everyone else in the country at the present time. He's the one that's issued the executive order outlawing waterboarding and every other kind of EIT there might be. Only time will tell if the cost of his moralizing will be another 911. Whether fair or not, if there is a terrorist attack on his watch, the buck will stop with him.

I wonder if the President can convince his father's homeland to accpet those terrorists....

Peace is ideal. However, we were hit repeatedly. He tried his best to stand up for us and protect the nation. I don't think anyone would agree that we could take a chance... I know I have only one life! Talking theories and nitpicking is easy. I'd like to see what the current administration would do if they were in his shoes.

In watching Obama's and Cheney's speeches yesterday, I noticed clear differences in their demeanors. I saw Cheney as calm, statesmanlike, yet impassioned and firm in his belief in what he was saying.

Obama seemed irritable, unhappy, and pissed and everything he said seemed defensive, and lacked substance.

We're seeing the difference between a seasoned experienced leader and a completely inexperienced individual who may be losing his party because he's in over his head.

I always pray to god for United States of America"s safety. Because I do believe that the world is safe as long as America is safe.

I thank you for your prayers on the behalf of the US as a citizen, but I can't help wondering if "god" was a typo? Unfortunately, the world cannot be completely safe even with America's strength. We need more than prayers, we need those with their own strength and ability that have the time and resources to do what they can to fight evil.

I trust that many of us have never heard Dick Cheney actually give a full speech. He usually appears in the mass media in clips and is painted as a war-loving, corporate slob.

Every American should listen to this speech. In my opinion Dick Cheney is correct and voice that should continue to be heard.

This is sobering and fact filled speech. All of us need to remember 911 and what is happening with terrorists around the world. I am concerned that our new policies will weaken our ability to prevent terrorists attacks. If the average French citizen hates our guts, that's nothing new - despite the fact that we saved them from the Hun twice with our nations blood during the 20th Centrury. Terroists will not be impress by our softening stand being promoted by the O'bama administration.

If you are prone to discount Dick Cheney or attack him as the worst of the far right - I encourage you to listen to him speak rather than grab the latest sound bite on network news.