Lamont Says Iraq War 'Dangerously Wrong'

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Democrat Ned Lamont said Wednesday the U.S. is weaker because of an unnecessary war in Iraq backed by rival Sen. Joe Lieberman and called for shifting forces to combatting terrorism in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

''We have sacrificed our daughters and sons and our treasure in a war we didn't have to fight,'' Lamont said. ''We have ignored the real threats and security needs in the war we should be fighting, the one against the terrorists ... Senator Lieberman believes that President Bush has it right in Iraq. I believe that he's dangerously wrong.''

The Democrat, who upset the three-term Lieberman last month in Connecticut's Democratic primary, spoke at Yale Law School -- Lieberman's alma mater. Lamont received a degree from Yale School of Management. After the defeat, Lieberman embarked on an independent bid in hopes of holding onto his seat.

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''Today we have five times as many troops in Iraq as we have in Afghanistan,'' he said. ''We spend more in a month in Iraq than we do in a year in Afghanistan. These decisions are wrong and they have left us less safe.''

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Connecticut-Senate.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[WildEyedLiberal]

1. How's he doing in the polls?

[Nutmegger]

LIEber-LOSERman is up 13%....

From Survey USA...

[Daylin Byak]

2. BAD

Hasn't led any poll since his primary win, here's the latest.

CONNECTICUT - US SENATE: US Senator Joe Lieberman (Independent) - 51%, businessman Ned Lamont (D) - 38%, former State Representative Alan Schlesinger (R) - 7%, Others - 1%. (WABC-TV/SurveyUSA).

[WildEyedLiberal]

4. Shit

:(

[Crabby Appleton]

3. as opposed to dangerously right? nt