Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at event commemorating the centennial of Ronald Reagan's birth in Santa Barbara, California

Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks during an event commemorating the centennial of President Ronald Reagan's birth at the Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara, California on February 5, 2011. Cheney called Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak a good friend and U.S. ally, and he urged the Obama administration to move cautiously as turmoil continued to shake the nation's government. UPI/Jim Ruymen