Cheney says war dead's kin deserve sympathy

Here is the wanker, that got 5 deferments, when asked to protect is his country, and be a Patriot, what a loser, go serve on the front line Cheney then you will have the rights to talk of Patriotism, until then hang your head in shame for the illegal war and occupation you, bush and your administration have commited America and the coalition to commit against a country of innocent civilians, in the name of your so call democracy, tell that to the dying women kids and babies. A*******


By Reuters August 19, 2005

CRAWFORD, Texas -- Vice President Dick Cheney yesterday offered sympathy to families of fallen soldiers for their ''irreplaceable" losses, but insisted the Iraq war was worth fighting despite American unease.

Cheney spoke in Springfield, Mo., in an address to veterans, the day after supporters of antiwar protester Cindy Sheehan held a series of candlelight vigils around the country to call attention to her demands for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq.

Cheney did not mention Sheehan, whose 24-year-old son, Casey, was killed in combat in Iraq. But he spoke at length about the difficulties faced by families such as Sheehan's.

More than 1,800 Americans have been killed in Iraq and thousands more have been wounded.
''In this difficult and necessary cause we have lost some of our finest Americans. That loss is irreplaceable, and no one can take away the sorrow that has come to the families of the fallen," Cheney said at a convention of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.

''Every man and woman who fights and sacrifices in this war is serving a just and noble cause," Cheney said. ''This nation will always be grateful to them, and we will honor their sacrifice by completing our mission."

Cheney reiterated Bush's stay-the-course message, saying ''perseverance" was a part of the US military's history since the nation's founding.

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