In an interview with cnn's "State of the Union," Cheney also asserted that the former Bush administration's heavily-criticized interrogation techniques were "absolutely essential" to preventing further terror attacks on U.S. soil.
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File photo shows former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, October 1, 2008. |
He also defended the invasion of Iraq in 2003, saying "we've accomplished nearly everything we set out to do."
Since taking office in January, Obama has announced plans to reverse many of the Bush administration's anti-terror policies, notably the closing of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the ban on torture during interrogations of terror suspects.