It’s not just Bin Laden or just those that are involved in the counterterrorism effort. We’ve gotta cast the net broader than that. But I think it’s a - very special tribute that we all owe to the bravery and courage of the men and women in the intelligence and military business who performed so well to finally get it done.

Cheney frames the killing of Osama bin Laden as the culmination of a long, collective campaign rather than a single, isolated victory. By urging that the “net” be cast broader, he implies that responsibility and attention should extend beyond one figurehead to the wider networks, enablers, and conditions that sustain terrorism. The second half shifts from strategy to commemoration: he emphasizes institutional valor and competence, crediting intelligence and military personnel for persistence and execution. The quote thus blends a policy argument (keep pursuing the broader threat) with a legitimating narrative (honor and trust the security apparatus that achieved the result).