Cheney’s influence resulted in the bloody disaster of Iraq, the moral humiliation of Guantanamo, water-boarding and “extraordinary rendition,” the despair of friends and the contempt of critics, a full-dress parade of double standards around the globe. Mean-spirited and partisan, Dick Cheney was one of America’s most powerful vice presidents.
切尼的影响导致了伊拉克的血腥灾难，关塔那摩的道德耻辱、水刑和“特别引渡”，朋友的绝望和批评家的轻视，双重标准在全球各地的盛装展示。不怀好意同时拉帮结伙，迪克·切尼成为美国有史以来权力最大的副总统之一。像他这样损害美国国内和国外声誉的人我想不起第二个。