I can almost hear the sound of liberals gnashing their teeth.
Via RCP:
NBC’s Jamie Gangel sits down with former Vice President Dick Cheney who opens up about the controversial programs he supported after 9/11 and why he and former President George W. Bush tell different stories on the war in Iraq.
Jamie Gangel, NBC News: “A conservative hero the his fans, Darth Vader to his critics, Cheney’s book is an unapologetic defense to his Vice Presidency and the controversial programs he’s championed after 9/11. In your view, we should still be using enhanced interrogation?”
Former Vice President Dick Cheney: “Yes.”
Gangel: “Should we still be waterboarding terror suspects?
Cheney: “I would strongly support using it again if we had a high-value detainee, that was the only way we could get him to talk.”
Gangel: “People call it torture. you think it should still be a tool?”
Cheney: “Yes.”
Gangel: “Rendition?”
Cheney: “Yes.”
Gangel: “Secret prisons?”
Cheney: “Yes.”
Gangel: “Wiretapping?”
Cheney: “Well, with the right approval.”
Gangel: “You say it is one of the things you are proudest of and you would do it again in a heartbeat.”
Cheney: “It was controversial at the time. It was the right thing to do.”
Gangel: “No apologies?”
Cheney: “No apologies.”