Dick's Split

Better lock the gun cabinet at the White House, Dick Cheney looks like he’s ready to march into Iraq himself!

President Bush may have spent the summer whacking, well... bushes in Crawford, but Cheney is ready to spend the fall whacking Iraq. This week, after a series of speeches announcing his hardline stance against Iraq, the VP drew harsh criticisms from France, Germany and Ellen Feiss. "It's just, like........uncool," said Feiss.

Could Cheney's new focus on Iraq merely be a smokescreen to coverup the failings of the campaign against terra? Nahh! It's probably more complicated that that.

Ever since Bin Laden Tora-Bora-out of Afghanistan, U.S. troops have found themselves on the verge of committing their least-favorite duty: Peacekeeping. So how should they keep from keeping the peace? That’s easy: Focus all that American whoop-ass on our next-least-favorite guy with facial hair, Saddam.

Or, could it be that Cheney would rather see a campaign in Iraq stealing headline space away from other, less sexy proceedings, such as the oft-mentioned Halliburton hearings?

Whatever the motivation, the Army’s slogan is perfectly fitting for Dick’s crusade against Iraq. Right now he’s an Army of One.

To dig deeper into Dick’s split from the rest of the coalition against “terra,” LostBrain dug up details on some other key issues where Cheney stands alone.

- By Travis Daub

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