Jon Stewart Laments That Dick Cheney Didn’t Live To See The Newest GOP War of Choice
The President and the Republican media machine are gearing up to run back the Iraq War on a closer continent this time, and a prominent critic of the last campaign to topple an oil-guarding dictator is keeping the memory of one very special warmonger close to his heart.
Despite shamelessly campaigning for what would have been the most farcical Nobel Peace Prize since Henry Kissinger, Donald Trump appears to be close to launching an all-out invasion of Venezuela while using the exact same justifications that George W. Bush and his cabinet had for the disastrous entrance into Iraq. Trump, who had long been one of the most outspoken critics of the Iraq War, has apparently taken a page out of the Richard Bruce Cheney book of warhawking, which makes those of us who remember the events of the Bush Administration nostalgic for the mastermind behind roughly one million deaths in the Middle East.
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In last night’s episode of The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart took a moment to honor the memory of Vice President Dick Cheney and all the blood money he would have made off of what’s to come:
After comparing clips of Cheney assuring the media that toppling Saddam Hussein in Iraq wouldn't be “that tough a fight” with Republican lawmakers and mouthpieces making the exact same claims about Venezuela, a visibly moved Stewart reflected that, “I think the saddest part of getting into a war of choice in 2025 is that Dick Cheney won't be around to see it.”
Choking back tears, Stewart admonished the audience for applauding at the comment, pleading, “Don't do that!” Then, saying of the Vice President and former Halliburton CEO who helped the oil company make roughly $40 billion in federal contracts off of the numerous wars America launched during his time in office, “The only solace is, I'm sure he is looking up at us right now, really proud, probably some birds picking – you know.”
Cheney passed away this past November 3rd at the age of 84, leaving behind a legacy of destruction and war profiteering that few in history can match. However, at 79-year-old, Trump is well-situated to leave a similar mark in South America to what Cheney did in Iraq and Afghanistan before he joins Cheney downstairs.
