National security adviser: US safer under Obama

[Old Coot]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's national security adviser laid out a sweeping rebuttal Wednesday to former Vice President Dick Cheney's charge that America is less safe under the new administration.

Pointing to increases in defense spending, efforts to get out of Iraq and revamp the strategy for Afghanistan, and a broad campaign to repair the U.S. reputation abroad, retired Marine Gen. James Jones said the nation is safer today than it has been. But, he added, no administration is perfect.

"I think that the former vice president knows full well that perfection is an impossible standard," said Jones, adding that the U.S. can only do everything it can "to keep threats at bay and as far away from our shores as possible."

In recent speeches, Cheney has condemned Obama for ordering the shutdown of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and banning certain harsh interrogation methods for suspected terrorists. Overturning those Bush administration programs, he said, has made the country less safe.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090528/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_security_adviser

[grytpype]

1. Well it's about fucking time the Obama Administration starts defending its damn self!

They really dropped the ball on this!!!

[trthnd4jstc]

2. Imagine That. A foreign policy that does not piss people off, makes the U$ Safer?

Thanks for the Post. This is a positive and good thing to remember about our Moderate President, Barack Obama. I wished for him to indict the criminals, and traitors of our nation. Justice should be had for the millions of Innocents killed and injured during the Bush Regime. True?

I am appreciative that our president's moderateness, and his moves to deal with other nations as having a right to their own interests.

Here is a positive note. Pres. Obama did not react to the Venezuelan name calling that happened a couple months ago.

Yay!

[Mari333]

3. well, The Bush administration is safer, anyway

safe from being held accountable for torture, war crimes, etc. otherwise, I dont feel much safer.

[LiberalFighter]

4. Too bad he didn't add that any possible terrorists are more likely

to go after Bush, Cheney and other comrades.

We can hope. Can't we?