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"Dick" Cheney is at it again:

Cheney called it a myth that "one can support the troops without giving them the tools and reinforcements they need to carry out their mission."

Here are the facts, Cheney: The House has given the Commander in Chief all the money he asked for and more. The troops have plenty of support to get the job done, which is now defined by the House (translation: "budget appropriators") as "getting out of Iraq." That is the mission, Cheney. Bush can veto that bill but he won't get the money.

P.S. If this ties the hands of the generals on the ground, well, that's the way it is supposed to work: last time I looked, the military was governed by civilians like the Secretary of Defense AND the legislative branch of our government. The Commander in Chief is also a civilian -- who is elected by the people. So the people have the ultimate final say in this -- not the generals.

Get with the picture, "Dick."