FOXNEWS SUNDAY
Calling it a "terrible decision"that undermines national security and devastates CIA morale,former Vice President Dick Cheney slammed the Obama administration’s probe of aggressive interrogation of terrorists.
"It’s an outrageous political act that will do great damage,long-term,to our capacity to be able to have people take on difficult jobs,make difficult decisions,without having to worry about what the next administration is going to say,"Cheney told "FOX News Sunday"in a no-holds-barred interview.
In blunt,unsparing language,Cheney accused President Obama of setting a "terrible precedent"by allowing an "intensely partisan,politicized look back at the prior administration."
He said the decision by Attorney General Eric Holder to launch a probe into alleged abuse of prisoners under the prior administration "offends the hell out of me,"as he seemed to question Obama’s fitness as commander-in-chief.
"I have serious doubts about his policies,"Cheney told FOX News’Chris Wallace in Jackson Hole,Wyo. "Serious doubts,especially,about the extent to which he understands and is prepared to do what needs to be done to defend the nation."