Two Bush-era officials reject Cheney’s security stance
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Two Bush-era officials reject Cheney’s security stance
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Two top Bush-era officials on Friday rejected ex-vice president Dick Cheney‘s scathing criticism of US President Barack Obama, saying the country’s national security was not in jeopardy.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who served in the same post under former president George W. Bush, and Tom Ridge, the former head of homeland security, both voiced disagreement with Cheney a day after he attacked Obama’s performance as the new commander-in-chief.
Gates said in an interview that opponents of Obama’s decision to close the “war on terror” prison at Guantanamo were engaging in “fear-mongering,” a reference to Cheney’s stance on the issue.
Defending the president’s decision to shut the detention center at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Gates said the prison was damaging America’s image and served as a propaganda tool for Al-Qaeda.
“The truth is, it’s probably one of the finest prisons in the world today. But it has a taint,” Gates told NBC television’s “Today” program during a visit to New York.
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