Well, let me tell you. Old Dick there, he is the guy who decided that it was okay for America to torture prisoners. This was a fundamental change of everything that Americans held to be honorable and decent. We fought the Nazis in World War Two… we didn’t behave like them. We were better than them.
Dick Cheney took away our moral high ground. And he did it in places that we had no reason to be in the first place. This led to huge amounts of ill will against us and our allies, a hatred that is still festering today, leading to even more enemies rallying against us and all who stand with us.
In short, Dick shit all over this country, our values, and our friends.
And I guess I am still a little pissed off about that.
Pouring My Art Out 
Sorry to burst your bubble, but large parts of the world hated America long before Dick Cheney allowed for the torture of prisoners! It has to do with your arrogance – for some reason America seems to think they need to be the police for the rest of the world! Unrest breaks out in the Middle East – the Americans have to get involved to make sure whatever happens over “there” goes the way the Americans want it to go. So this week the Americans give arms to Group A, but 6 months from now Group A will start causing some problems, so the Americans will give arms to Group B or bomb the heck out of Group A to settle the region down again in the way America wants it to settle. You guys just need to stay home & solve some of your own problems. 😉
Right, but then again, when you all need a cop… because Hitler is breaking into your house… who do you call?
I think the operative word here is “who do you call?” I think America might have a better reputation if they tried to help others who are asking for help instead of trying to influence policy by stepping in before they are asked. IMHO
we like to go off half cocked…
Amen! And I fell for the spiel from Obama way back in ’08, you know about change and closing down Guantanamo (I always thought it sounded like it was the root word for guano, did you notice that or am I the only one?). Stepping down from my soap box now, you have the floor…
We can never return to the old days.
I’m pissed off about it too. And you are absolutely right. Dick is a dick.
Then you will love my next post.
go look………………………
Is that what happened? I often wondered.
It is part of what happened.