[This essay by former Vice-President Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz Cheney, Republican candidate for the Wyoming Congressional seat, was published in the Wall Street Journal on Friday, September 9. We are republishing it in full as a public service.]
Fifteen years ago this Sunday, nearly 3,000 Americans were killed in the deadliest attack on the U.S. homeland in our history. A decade and a half later, we remain at war with Islamic terrorists. Winning this war will require an effort of greater scale and commitment than anything we have seen since World War II, calling on every element of our national power.
Defeating our enemies has been made significantly more difficult by the policies of Barack Obama. No American president has done more to weaken the U.S., hobble our defenses or aid our adversaries.
President Obama has been more dedicated to reducing America's power than to defeating our enemies. He has enhanced the abilities, reach and finances of our adversaries, including the world's leading state sponsor of terror, at the expense of our allies and our own national security. He has overseen a decline of our own military capabilities as our adversaries strength has grown.
Fifteen years after 3,000 Americans were killed by Islamic terrorists, America's commander in chief has become the money launderer in chief for the world's leading state sponsor of terror. And Iran isn't the only adversary benefiting from the age of Obama.
Undoing this damage will require an effort of historic proportions.