Cheney calls U.S. an obstacle to peace

Vice President Dick Cheney on Sunday described the United States as an obstacle to peace in the Middle East and said the world could not stand by and allow it to threaten a nuclear weapon attack.

Cheney's comments underscored a ratcheting up of rhetoric toward the U.S. and came just days after President George W. Bush warned that a nuclear-armed U.S. could lead to World War Three.

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