Cheney Doesn't Care What You Think

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Raddatz: "But not high confidence they halted it?"

Cheney: "The enrichment program? They've never halted enrichment --"

Raddatz: "The nuclear weapons program."

Cheney: "Well, just go back and look at the National Intelligence Estimate."

Raddatz: "It says high confidence they halted their nuclear weapons program in 2003."

Cheney: "And high confidence that they had a nuclear weapons program."

Raddatz: "Right. But I'm specifically asking if you have high confidence, yourself, when you read that intelligence that that in fact happened in 2003?"

Cheney: "I think it's important, again, to be precise, in terms of what we're talking about."

Raddatz: "I'm trying to be precise."

The obvious conclusion: The intelligence finding didn't conform to his views, so he doesn't put much stock in it.

Not Exactly Brimming With Enthusiasm

Is Cheney happy that John McCain will be the Republican presidential nominee? There's still no evidence to that effect. Consider this exchange:

Raddatz: "Well, let's talk about this: You're supporting John McCain."

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