Cheney is a flip flopper

“"On national security, [Sen. Kerry] has shown at least one measure of consistency. Over the years, he has repeatedly voted against weapons systems for the military. He voted against the Apache helicopter, against the Tomahawk cruise missile, against even the Bradley Fighting Vehicle."

FACT: Almost all of the defense cuts Kerry voted for were endorsed or originally proposed by...Dick Cheney. In 1991, the Washington Post reported Cheney's Defense Department wanted "to terminate such gulf war veterans as the...Bradley Fighting Vehicle." And in 1989, Cheney told Congress, "I forced the Army to make choices . . . I recommended that we cancel the AH-64 [Apache Helicopter] program two years out." [Washington Post, 12/10/91; Congressional Testimony, 7/13/89; American Prospect, 9/9/04]

FACT: Cheney once bragged he had set "an all-time record as defense secretary for canceling or stopping production [of weapons systems]." He "put an end to more than 100 systems, including the F-14, F-15 and F-16 fighters, the A-6, A-12, AV-8B and P-3 Navy and Marine planes, and the Army's Apache helicopter and M-1A1 tank." [Washington Post, 12/8/91]



"America faces a choice on November 2nd between a strong and steadfast President and his opponent, who seems to adopt a new position every day."

FACT: Cheney opposed invading Baghdad before he supported it. In 1991, Cheney cautioned against U.S. troops advancing into the city, "telling a Seattle audience that capturing Saddam wouldn't be worth additional U.S. casualties or the risk of getting 'bogged down in the problems of trying to take over and govern Iraq.'" [American Progress Action Fund, 9/2/04]”