Dick Cheney says something right, though not for the reasons he thinks.

Cheney: 'Survival of civilization' at stake Reiterates U.S. reserves right to act unilaterally against Iraq Thursday, January 30, 2003 Posted: 4:40 PM EST (2140 GMT) ARLINGTON, Virginia (CNN) -- Vice President Dick Cheney reiterated Thursday that the United States reserves the right to act unilaterally against Iraq, and said that U.S. efforts against terrorism could affect the "survival of civilization itself."