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Originally Posted by Botnst
That phrase is unambiguous. But if you put it in the context of the entire interview, then it becomes a bit more likely that he merely mispoke...
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That's a reasonable interpretation, but two things cut against it.
First, you assume that Cheney gave a darn about whether his statement about nuclear weapons was consistent with the rest of his comments. He knows that people don't listen and don't pay attention. If he can slip an unambiguous claim about nukes into a discussion, he's going to take that opportunity.
Second, why did he wait 6 months to correct the record?