George W Bush 2000

Vice President Dick Cheney yesterday voiced sympathy for the families of fallen US soldiers and affirmed that the war in Iraq was worth fighting during his visit to Springfield, Missouri yesterday. The Washington Post reports Cheney said the US " will not relent in the war in Iraq and will hunt down insurgents there one at a time if necessary, implicitly rebutting escalating pressure on the Bush administration to bring U.S. troops home." The Post notes that Cheney told the "friendly audience of combat veterans" that victory in Iraq is "critical to the future security of the U.S." and said the country should not lose its resolve to defeat the militants." The Kansas City Star adds that Cheney "pointed to the hardships and heroism of Gen. George Washington s Continental Army, detailed in the recent best seller 1776 by historian David McCullough. Quoting Washington s dark forecast for turning back the British that year - the game is about up -- Cheney noted that weary American forces ultimately prevailed. They stayed in the fight, and America won the war, the vice president said. Once again, we re seeing the power of freedom to change the course of the world, Cheney said, citing large turnouts for the January elections in Iraq."