Is America Hesitating?

'Cheney: Obama seems 'afraid' to make decision on Afghanistan
Former Vice President Dick Cheney believes that America's current administration has severely damaged ties with other nations. Obama has been unclear on what his goals are in Afghanistan and he is unspecific when directing the troops. Cheney thinks that America pulling back is a bad idea. "President Obama's cancellation of America's agreements with the Polish and Czech governments was a serious blow to the hopes and aspirations of millions of Europeans," Cheney said. "These are faithful friends and NATO allies, and they deserve better. ... Our friends throughout the world are watching and wondering whether America will abandon them as well." Cheney has defended the Bush administration's interrogation techniques and believes that Obama needs to be more assertive.

Cheney seems to think that Obama pulling out of our agreement to place 10 interceptor missiles in Europe is a sign that the President is unsure on what to decide. While I agree that it was an unwise move for both our sake and Europe's, I don't believe he is hesitating. He is sending more troops to Afghanistan and that to me does not appear to be a sign of fear. Cheney maybe just announcing his opinion to show that he is against Obama, but while doing so, he should make his assumptions of the President accurate. Obama may have made some mistakes this first year, but he definitely is going into it guns ablazing. So far, the White House has made no response to the claims of the former Vice President, but I am sure that when they do, it will be colorful. The administration that Cheney did back-- Bush's-- had many failures. Many retaliations could be made directed toward Cheney.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/22/cheney.obama/index.html