Richard Cheney’s speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars wasn’t only about promoting the warfare state. Cheney was also careful to note how warm he is to the welfare state: “the president has asked Congress for an 8 percent increase for veterans’ health care and a 7 percent increase for veterans’ programs overall.” [Loud applause.] With the audience warmed up with your money, Cheney got on to the business at hand, which is killing. If you don’t want war with Iraq, says the vice president, you are engaging in “wishful thinking or willful blindness.” Actually, there is a third option: … Continue reading Cheney Wants War