Cheney is on his way to FREAKING SAUDI ARABIA!?... Sooo, DICK.. That Iraqi Energy Policy just not working out for ya??

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"The vice president, however people view him, is clearly influential and clearly speaks for the president and that's meaningful,'' Cook said.
Cheney has long relationships in the region, dating to his time as defense secretary under the first President Bush. Cheney previously has visited all four countries on the schedule.

Planning for the trip was guarded because of security concerns. The White House refused to tell even the journalists on board the vice president's plan details of the stops they were making.