Dick Cheney: Defiling the Dead

In October, 103 U.S. military personnel died, up from 71 in September. According to the military, the increase occurred because of increased activity by U.S. forces and because Muslim extremists consider Ramadan an especially meritorious time to launch attacks on their enemies.

Dick Cheney knows the real reason, however: the insurgents increased their attacks in an attempt to influence the U.S. elections. Cheney does not explain why there was an even greater proportional jump in deaths a year ago, from 49 in September to 96 in October, when there was no upcoming U.S. election. As usual more interested in politics than reality, which he disdains, Cheney is using the dead bodies of U.S. troops to rally support for the misbegotten and miserably failed policies responsible for their deaths.