Vice President Cheney gave an interview to three former Washington Post reporters from Politico, which has published an account under the heading “Cheney bashes top Democrats.” As you might expect, it’s all interesting. Here is Cheney on the NIE, with respect to which I assess with high confidence that he is being tactful:
Cheney said he has no reason to question the intelligence released this week showing that Iran is not an imminent nuclear threat, putting him at odds with conservatives such as former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson, a presidential candidate, and others who have raised doubts or disputed the findings.
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