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title: "2 Captured Quotes By Dick Cheney"
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> [The important thing here to understand is that the people that are at Guantanamo are bad people. I mean, these are terrorists for the most part. These are people that were captured in the battlefield of Afghanistan or rounded up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/the-important-thing-here-to-understand-is-that-the-people-that-are-at-2/)

[Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/)

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> [I mean, it's not just one day you get up, bang, and you got Osama bin Laden. It's the kind of thing where an awful lot of people over a long period of time - thousands have worked this case…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-mean-it-s-not-just-one-day-you-get-up-bang-and-you-got-osama-bin/)

[Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/)

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## Other authors on Captured

## More by Dick Cheney

> [A little tough talk in the midst of a campaign or as part of a presidential debate cannot obscure a record of 30 years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/a-little-tough-talk-in-the-midst-of-a-campaign-or-as-part-of-a/)

[Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/)

> [Senator Kerry says he sees two Americas. It makes the whole thing mutual - America sees two John Kerrys.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/senator-kerry-says-he-sees-two-americas-it-makes-the-whole-thing/)

[Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/)

> [I am a deficit hawk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-am-a-deficit-hawk/)

[Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/)

> [We know he's been absolutely devoted to trying to acquire nuclear weapons, and we believe he has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/we-know-he-s-been-absolutely-devoted-to-trying-to-acquire-nuclear/)

[Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/)

> [I think the decision that's been made with respect to allowing gays to serve openly in the military is a good one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-think-the-decision-that-s-been-made-with-respect-to-allowing-gays/)

[Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/)

> [ \[In response to the question "Do you think that you underestimated the insurgency's strength?"\] I think so. I guess if I look back on… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/in-response-to-the-question-do-you-think-that-you-underestimated-the/)

[Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/)

> [Let us rid ourselves of the fiction that low oil prices are somehow good for the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/let-us-rid-ourselves-of-the-fiction-that-low-oil-prices-are-somehow/)

[Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/)

> [I think we need to significantly reduce the regulatory burden on the private sector. The Obama administration is doing the opposite. They're loading on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-think-we-need-to-significantly-reduce-the-regulatory-burden-on-the/)

[Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/)

> [I'm often asked why I left politics and went to Halliburton and I explain that I reached the point where I was mean-spirited, short-tempered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-m-often-asked-why-i-left-politics-and-went-to-halliburton-and-i/)

[Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/)

> [I do find that the mainstream media oftentimes is what I would consider off base or has a bias.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-do-find-that-the-mainstream-media-oftentimes-is-what-i-would/)

[Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/)

> [I'm one of those people who believes that part of the greatness of the United States is our private sector. It's what we do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-m-one-of-those-people-who-believes-that-part-of-the-greatness-of/)

[Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/)

> [I believe that we were not as effective in the second term dealing with this issue of nuclear none proliferation as we had been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-believe-that-we-were-not-as-effective-in-the-second-term-dealing/)

[Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/)

> [Sarah Palin is an attractive candidate, but based on her background, she only was governor for what, two years. I don't think she passed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/sarah-palin-is-an-attractive-candidate-but-based-on-her-background/)

[Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/)

> [My own belief is that the way we grow the economy, create jobs, create wealth is in the private sector. The government doesn't do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/my-own-belief-is-that-the-way-we-grow-the-economy-create-jobs-create/)

[Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/)

> [From our perspective, trying to deal with this continuing campaign of terror, if you will, the war on terror that we're engaged in, this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/from-our-perspective-trying-to-deal-with-this-continuing-campaign-of/)

[Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/)

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