Lieberman interview with Israeli newspaper

[riona]

Lieberman tells Israeli paper U.S. must keep military options open on Iran
Joseph Straw, Register Washington Bureau
04/20/2006

WASHINGTON — The U.S. must leave open the option of military action to disable Iran’s emerging nuclear capability if economic and diplomatic measures fail to stop its development, U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, D-Conn., told the Jerusalem Post.

Lieberman, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and one of few members of his party who strongly supports the Bush administration’s policy in neighboring Iraq, said striking Iran is "probably the last choice, but it has to be there," the Post reported Wednesday. A full interview with Lieberman will be published by the Israeli newspaper Friday.

"I don’t think anyone is thinking of this as a massive ground invasion, as in Iraq, to topple the government," but instead "an attempt to hit some of the components of the nuclear program" with air power and covert action on the ground, Lieberman said.

http://www.nhregister.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16505879&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=31007&rfi=6&xb=fubem

[xchrom]

1. here's what lieberman has right --

under our current notion of relationships -- the u.s. would bomb iran rather than let israel do it.

neither option is acceptable -- but unless we rethink our mideast policy -- i think he expresses what will happen.

[riona]

3. IMHO

Lieberman will say or do anything it takes to make sure America protects Israel's safety.

[LaurenG]

2. I think he is so misguided

His attempt to sound reasonable has failed. He is choosing to attack out of fear rather than attempt a dialog. I guess it's always the way with men who are weak of character, kill it if it you don't understand it or scares you.

[adriennui]

4. israel doesn't want iran bombed

it would destabilize whatever mojo they have working with the other nations in the region. the problem with the US is they don't care about the mideast with the exception of his friend lee raynond et als. oil profits.