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The story is either biased or Cheney caught a bad crowd:
Shouts of "hooah!" from the audience interrupted Cheney a few times, but mostly the service members listened intently. When he delivered the applause line, "We're in this fight to win. These colors don't run," the only sound was a lone whistle.
The skepticism that Cheney faced reflects opinions back home, where most Americans say they do not approve of President Bush's handling of the war. It was unique coming from a military audience, which typically receives administration officials more enthusiastically.
I don't know for certain, I thought the troops on the ground were generally more enthusiastic. Maybe the surprise visit caught the with little sleep after some difficult duty. Maybe the reporter is full of it. It seems to me that the best way to at least try to get an accurate picture of what is going on is to listen to multiple sources, with all your filters in full defense mode.
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