Cheney says Obama's policies 'raise the risk' of U.S. terror attack

Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Sunday defended the Bush administration's economic record, the invasion of Iraq and the treatment of suspected terrorists, warning that reversing its anti-terrorism policies endangers Americans.

In class we discussed the interrogation techniques of the Bush administration. Cheney addressed this by saying, "they were absolutely essential". He also said that wiretapping and warrantless searches were necessary in preventing another even like September 11th.

"President Obama campaigned against it all across the country, and now he is making some choices that, in my mind, will, in fact, raise the risk to the American people of another attack," he said. He also went on to say, "I don't hear much talk about that, but the fact is, the violence level is down 90 percent. The number of casualties [among] Iraqis and Americans is significantly diminished. There's been elections, a constitution. They're about to have another presidential election here in the near future. We have succeeded in creating in the heart of the Middle East a democratically governed Iraq, and that is a big deal, and it is, in fact, what we set out to do."

The debate whether Obama will continue Bush policy is yet to be seen in his first 100 days. I assume he will most likely keep these policies. He has even said he will not get rid of the rendition program. This is the most debated set of issues Obama has to look to.