The thousand-yard stare can be simply defined as the unfocused gaze of someone who has seen too much. It’s a characteristic of those who have experienced war and combat zones and is most ...

Cheney’s Thousand-Yard Stare; Cheney’s Thousand-Yard Stare. 5 minute read. Joe Klein. February 18, 2006 12:00 AM EST. ... his quail-hunting expedition had gone “from what is a very happy, ...