Vocal Defense

" Terrorists have actually been brought to justice. Under the philosophy it's being promoted by Vice President Cheney. That's made us safer there are reports that shows specifically. What we gained as a result of this activity may have not been declassified when I made the decision to bar these practices. This was based. On consultation. With my entire national security team he's making some choices that in my mind. Will in fact raise the risk to the American people another attack."

" Plus President Obama and former Vice President Dick Cheney continuing to go back and forth. Over the release of selected CIA memos and whether the country is safer. As a result of the water boarding and now his daughter is speaking out about this -- Cheney stuck with us listen that's the -- around. Robert gives the Press Secretary. This week said that your dad should stop -- idea is that the last election rejected. This he would appoint. No and and I think it's interesting because you sort of consistently hear from the White House coming -- political attack in response to the substantive. Questions that my dad and others are asking you know when. We say why is -- that -- dismantling the key elements of the national security structure that kept us safe since 9/11. Instead of sitting down and walking through this in a substantive way consistently the White House responds with you know political attack her personal charge. Eight I think what you've seen over the course the last week is that they have ran into much more resistance than they anticipated from the American people. The American people don't want Guantanamo closed if it means we're going to have terrorists living in our neighborhoods. The American people don't want photos of our servicemen released if it means that it's going to you know put them in danger. And I do think that you've seen these shifts. On the part of the administration that reflect. The fact that they're feeling a lot of pressure from a across the country uneasy because as we know President Obama. Has shifted. His opinion in terms of releasing those photos as well as the military tribunals this week but did Dennis Blair -- the Director of National Intelligence he says that the enhanced interrogations. Didn't produce valuable leads that ultimately they did more harm than good to our reputation. -- around the world. Your response. Well I think first of all it's important when you're talking about that. To look at the fact that he had two different statements you know the first statement that he issued internally to the employees of the Central Intelligence Agency. Commended the intelligence that was gain from that program and commended them for the important work they'd been doing. It was only after his statement was edited by the White House for public release that some of that language that you just read was put in there and from the more positive line which is removed. You know I think that that when you see politicians. Switching. Sides like that when you see sort of people taking steps back. Skin and making different statements you know within a short period of time it causes the American people to question their their credibility on these issues. As we also want talks about what's going on notre."