The former vice president says the biggest task he had was to protect
the nation's security following 9/11 and to ensure such devastation
would never happen again. He says many of the policies he set up
are currently being dismantled by the Obama administration.
"There's a great temptation
for a new administration to find a problem and blame it on the
predecessor. We did it. The Obama administration is not the
first one to do that," said Cheney.
Since
his departure from the White House, Cheney says he's been concerned
over the way the U.S. has been presented overseas and finds Obama's
apologies to various countries "disturbing." He also feels Obama's
"coziness" with America's opponents like Daniel Ortega and Hugo Chavez
is not "helpful."
"Since the U.S. provides most
leadership in the world, I don't think we have much to apologize
for," said Cheney.
While
he feels that a president needs to interact with adversaries, Cheney
says it's important to distinguish between the good guys and bad guys.
He says that the world will be quick to take advantage of a
situation
if they feel like they're dealing with a weak president.
"It's important the U.S. that
we don't come off as arrogant -- but also important to not come across
as weak, indecisive and apologetic," said Cheney.
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