{"id":1388,"date":"2007-04-24T09:32:52","date_gmt":"2007-04-24T15:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=1388"},"modified":"2017-06-06T07:34:14","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T13:34:14","slug":"impeaching-cheney-step-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/04\/impeaching-cheney-step-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Impeaching Cheney: Step One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/cheney21.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/cheney2.thumbnail1.jpg\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>By John Nichols, <a href=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/www.thenation.com\"><strong>www.thenation.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That Vice President Dick Cheney is the ripest target for impeachment in the Bush White House is beyond debate.<\/p>\n<p>Cheney was far more aggressive that President Bush in peddling manipulated &#8212; or, to use a more precise term, &#8220;fantastical&#8221; &#8212; intelligence before the U.S. invaded Iraq. And, once the war began, Cheney promoted the illusion that a connection had been found between Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden&#8217;s al-Qaeda network so recklessly that Bush, himself, was finally forced to correct his errant vice president. That puts Cheney at odds with the checks and balances requirements of the Constitution, and with the oath he swore to obey that document&#8217;s demands.<\/p>\n<p>(Original Article)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By John Nichols, www.thenation.com That Vice President Dick Cheney is the ripest target for impeachment in the Bush White House is beyond debate. Cheney was far more aggressive that President Bush in peddling manipulated &#8212; or, to use a more precise term, &#8220;fantastical&#8221; &#8212; intelligence before the U.S. invaded Iraq. 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