Rangel slams Obama for being like Dick Cheney - fighting in Iraq only for oil

June 7, 2010 by legitgov

Charles Rangel slams President Obama for being like Dick Cheney - fighting in Iraq only for oil 06 Jun 2010 Rep. Charles Rangel compared President Obama to former Vice President [sic] Dick Cheney Saturday for their shared commitment to the Iraq War, one the Harlem Democrat argues is based on the country's hunger for oil. "I challenge anyone to tell me we aren't there because of the oil," said Rangel, who kicks off his re-election campaign for a 21st congressional term in Washington Heights Sunday. "The lack of an honest explanation [for the war] is consistent with Bush and Cheney," he told the Daily News during an hour-long interview... A Korean War hero, Rangel criticized the Obama White House for staying in Bush-triggered wars, saying, "We are trying to buy our friends there ... stuff like that makes Cheney look good."