Cheney to veterans: U.S. safer because of Bush policies [View All]

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Cheney to veterans: U.S. safer because of Bush policies

RENO, Nev. (AP) - Policies initiated by the Bush administration are the reason the United States hasn't been attacked since the Sept. 11 strikes five years ago, Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday.

Speaking to the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Reno, the vice president defended the war in Iraq as necessary in the overall battle against terrorism and reiterated the administration's position that U.S. troops would not withdraw until Iraqi forces were able to maintain order and stability.

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"To have come this far without another attack is no accident," Cheney said, who credited "sound policies by the president" for protecting the country.

Speaking to about 6,000 delegates, Cheney also criticized as "just dead wrong" a federal court ruling that struck down the president's warrantless, domestic wiretapping program as unconstitutional.

"We're confident it will be reversed on appeal," he said.