Sen. Joseph Lieberman: I'd Support Iran Attack

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Sen. Joseph Lieberman: I'd Support Iran Attack


Sen. Joseph Lieberman said Tuesday that he would back a U.S. airstrike on Iran's nuclear facilities if diplomatic options fail, becoming the first Democrat to announce his support for such a move.

"I think the only justifiable use of military power would be an attempt to deter the development of their nuclear program if we felt there was no other way to do it," the former vice presidential candidate tells the Jerusalem Post.

Lieberman said he uses the word "deter" because it's doubtful that even an extensive air assault could eliminate all of Iran's nuclear facilities, many of which are buried underground.

The goal of such an attack, he explained, would be to "delay" Iran's nuclear program, hoping that "by the time they catch up back to where they were, there's been a change in the government. That's the limited objective that I would see."
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/4/19/164250.shtml?s=lh

[Tripper11]

1. Alright..it's been said a millions times here, but

JOE WOULD YOU END IT ALL AND CROSS THE AISLE ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

11. which aisle? The one across from the GOP? or into the loony house?

inquiring minds wanna know.

[Tripper11]

19. The other side....the "dark side"

The gop...however you term it. Just stop pretending to be a dem!

[Ecumenist]

2. why doesn't he just drop off the face of the earth....

He's an embarrassment to humanity.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

3. I'm Shocked I Tell Ya.....SHOCKED!

This must be a joke, right? A Democrat coming out in favor of King george? That's not possible.

[Waya]

He ain't no Democrat...

..Closet Repuke...more like...

[Pithy Cherub]

45. an audition tape to replace rumsfailed with joementum...

:crazy:

Save America Connecticut, vote for Ned Lamont!

[saltpoint]

4. Nuking Iran is a stupid idea and Lieberman's a horse's ass for

endorsing it.

Even by degree.

As long as my checkbook is out this evening, I think I'll make a contribution to Ned Lamont.

Lieberman is nobody's buddy, buddy.

Unless you're in the Bush administration's Department of Defense.

[bunkerbuster1]

41. No fan of Jomentum, but

he didn't actually endorse nuking Iran.

And this is Nutzmax we're citing here.

But yeah, it's stupid, stupid, stupid for him to be carrying Chimpy's water on this, and I hope to God Nedrenaline kicks his sorry ass in the primary.

[saltpoint]

51. bunkerbuster1, you are right, and I am wrong. The Magistrate here on

DU pointed this same matter out to another DUer on another active thread by liberalhistorian (She has a great open letter to Lieberman on it), and I went back in there to my post and adjusted it.

My own fear of a Bush-directed nuclear attack spilled over to my disdain at Lieberman's reflexive support of Bush's war, and I dropped the ball on that point.

I appreciate the heads-up, and say thanks.

[BulletproofLandshark]

5. Fuck you Judas Lieberman.

Seriously, he needs to go away.

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[kstewart33]

Does he really want to get reelected?

Because he's his own worst enemy with a statement like that.

[leftchick]

15. apparently not

and this guy is on the Senate armed services committee? How fucking clueless can one be??

[WI_DEM]

7. more ammunition for the primary race

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[jsamuel]

9. and I am sure, after bombing them, the change in government in Iran will

be much more supportive of the US
:eyes:

geez, even his reasoning is just plain ignorant and stupid

[Crunchy Frog]

10. Lieberman must go!

Time to donate to Ned Lamont again.

[partylessinOhio]

18. He was Gore's worst mistake.

Without him it would have been a landslide and no need for any recounts in Florida.

I wish "he" would move to Israel where his allegiance is and always has been.

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[saltpoint]

12. My only guess is that Joe wants Rumsfeld's job and a public

endorsement of Bush's everything-on-the-table nuclear inclusion signals to Bolten that Lieberman would be a sensational appointment for a failing president.

But even that isn't a very strong case.

No one's surprised at this. But it's just more blather and BS from a once-admired Democrat.

Sell-out.

[napi21]

13. Someone gave him the last nail in his political coffin I guess.

e must want to retire but doesn't have the balls to just quit.

[mtnester]

14. Hope Ned Lamont uses that comment in an ad blitz..n/t

[zoeb]

16. He's getting the Kool Aid intravenously

It works so much quicker making you stupid in a matter of seconds.

[LaurenG]

17. He will never change

I just ignore him now. In the past I could lose it just hearing his name. He has to grow up and it isn't going to happen in this lifetime. May he be soundly defeated in the next election.

[NNN0LHI]

20. Oh my

If Gore had become president in 2001 we would all be pulling for this gagootz to become president in '08.

Maybe there is something to that "there is always a silver lining" stuff?

Don

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[oasis]

31. "If Gore had become president". No 9/11( PNAC's Pearl Harbor requirement).

Gore would have implemented the recommendations of the Hart/Rudman report.

Gore would have heeded the advice of Sandy Berger and terrorism expert Richard Clarke.

[Iblis]

21. He reminds me of that character in the movies...

That's always like, "Maybe if we kowtow to the bad guys, they will be merciful" as an excuse for selling out the good guys.

They are always slimy weasels.

Fortunately, they are usually wrong and end up getting what they deserve...

L

[liberalhistorian]

33. I'm going to start calling him "Peter Pettigrew"

after that character in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkhaban", who sold out his friends, the good guys, to suck up to the bad guys in the hopes of saving himself. It certainly fits him, doesn't it?

[leveymg]

22. Thank Gawd he didn't become Vice President

Maybe 2008 will be his next opportunity. "McCain-Lieberman, '08."

[DrunkenMaster]

23. Is He Trying to Regain "Joe-mentum"?

Somebody tell this fool to STFU.

[ladjf]

24. He is truly a disgrace to the office.

[Hardrada]

25. I knew he would. It was only a matter of time

before he lined up with the PNAC fascists and killers once again. He has definitely got to be up for war crimes too. We can think of some colorful punishments for Joementum!

[Bonhomme Richard]

28. I think he is in the middle east right now. Probably getting........

instructions from his masters.

[roguevalley]

29. All right, Joe. If you do it. you have to live down wind of the fallout

for a few years.

[mdmc]

30. My Joementum

at least he is honest. How many other rat worm dems will support this privately, lock step. At least my buddy Joementum puts it all on the line... Making me :mad: in public.:patriot:
I hope that he loses his primary.

[Rocknrule]

32. Nuking another country and killing a million people is OK

but God forbid teenagers get to play GTA

This is only the beginning of the staggering hypocracy of this man

[liberalhistorian]

34. Yeah, he sure is the one you want

to base all of your "morality" decisions on, isn't he? :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :puke: :puke:

[Rocknrule]

46. To him, it's better to kill real, living Iranians

than pixellated aliens, Nazis, and zombies

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

35. Carlos, we need you!

[oasis]

44. Shhhhhh. We don't want to force him to go "Underground".

;-)

[baby_mouse]

36. La la la, tum te tum,

sorry I know the tune but I've forgotten the words, lah de dee...

[Greeby]

37. Just one more reason for any CT Du'ers to get involved in the primary

And vote this wackbag out

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

38. Isn't he the guy always talking about "morality"?

Apparantly, starting wars, killing people, are "moral".

[robertpaulsen]

39. What say we nominate Joementum for Top 10 Conservative Idiot List?

Til that happens, I'll just put out a very sincere fuck you to LIEberman.

[kentuck]

40. He tells the Jerusalem Post ?

Need you know more.

[paparush]

42. Will somebody please push him out in front of a bus...huh...please.

[liberalhistorian]

50. Careful, you don't want to get

a visit from the Secret Service, now, do you? :evilgrin:

[porphyrian]

43. Anyone surprised? - n/t

[Rocknrule]

47. Republicans = Sith, Dems = Jedi, and Lieberman = Count Dooku

That is, he's a backstabbing treasonous rat bastard

[Greeby]

48. If there is anyone in Connecticut who works to relect this traitor

Then they hate America, pure and simple :grr:

[liberalhistorian]

49. I just posted this thread now

regarding his nutball support of a strike against Iran, I'm simply too angry to keep quiet.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x971473

[Imagevision]

52. Lieberman is unqualified to be a senator - must be replaced!

[TankLV]

53. Every new utterance & this JERK leaves whatever he once had of his

good "liberal" works far far far in the distant dust.

JOIN THE REPUKES YOU LOVE SO MUCH ALREADY! YOU ARE AN EMBARASSEMENT TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, joe!