Cheney Pretends to be Shocked

CNN has a few lowlights of Dick Cheney's visit with fellow asshole Don Imus:

Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday that he overestimated the pace of Iraq's recovery from the U.S.-led invasion because he didn't realize the lasting devastation wrought by Saddam Hussein on his people after the first Gulf War...

"I would chalk that one up as a miscalculation, where I thought things would have recovered more quickly," Cheney said.

Earth to Dick: The aftermath of Gulf War I saw the imposition of the most severe economic sanctions in recorded history on Iraq. While I'm aware that you were busy engaging in private-sector stupidity for most of the 90's (assuming asbestos liability), you certainly should recall the sanctions themselves--hell, you helped impose them.

Well, maybe you thought that the oil-for-food shenanigans were cutting the pain just a little bit--sort of like the nitro pills you take for your bum ticker. After all, the evidence is pretty clear that the "scandal" wasn't exactly news--to you.