Transcript: Cheney Defends Hard Line Tactics

The following is a transcript from ABC News' Jonathan Karl's exclusive interview with Vice President Dick Cheney on Dec. 15, 2008 in the Executive Office Building. JONATHAN KARL: Mr. Vice President, there has not been a terrorist attack in the United States in more than seven years. How important have your administration's policies on surveillance, interrogation and detention been in protecting the homeland? VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY: Well, I think they've been crucial, Jonathan. I think that...Full Story