Lieberman: McCain ‘Almost Always Right On The Big Issues Of Foreign Policy Over The Last 20 Years’
Lieberman: McCain ‘Almost Always Right On The Big Issues Of Foreign Policy Over The Last 20 Years’
On the 2/12 edition of Bill Bennett’s radio show, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) explained that he was supporting Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for president because he believes that withdrawal from Iraq would “abandon” the country “to the killers” and “empower them to come after us again.” “McCain will never let that happen,” claimed Lieberman.
“The guy has been almost always right on the big issues of foreign policy over the last twenty years,” said Lieberman. “That’s why I want him to be my president,” he added.
Listen to it:
Lieberman is now claiming that McCain has a nearly spotless foreign policy record, but in reality, McCain was an ardent supporter of the “worst strategic mistake in the history of the United States.” In fact, McCain was one of the most prominent voices telling the American people that Iraq would be “easy” and that Americans would be “welcomed as liberators“:
“And I believe that the success will be fairly easy.” [CNN, Larry King Live, 9/24/02]
“I believe that we can win an overwhelming victory in a very short period of time.” [CNN Late Edition, 9/29/02]
“Do you believe that the people of Iraq or at least a large number of them will treat us as liberators?” “Absolutely. Absolutely,” replied McCain. [MSNBC, Hardball, 3/12/03]
“There’s no doubt in my mind that once these people are gone that we will be welcomed as liberators.” [MSNBC, Hardball, 3/24/03]
In the same segment, Lieberman stressed that “you’ve got to take people at their word.” Unfortunately, too many Americans did take John McCain at his word when he said Iraq would be “easy.”
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Well, Flip-flop John wasn't right on Iraq.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:22 pmsure thing, Shoa Joe.
kinda like the broken clock being right twice a day, huh?
when you take every side of every issue you're always "right", right Shoa Joe?
February 15th, 2008 at 2:23 pmWe value senility in our GOP candidates. When haven't we had either a demented or senile GOP president since FDR? Eisenhower. Eisenhower warned of what the military was becoming didn't he? what it became.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:25 pmis there any doubt that these guys are living in their own deluded world?
thank goodness they don't know what's really going on.....the Obama rational revolution would be making them load their diapers.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:28 pmConsidering how wrong Lieberman is about everything his opinion should be afforded the same attention as Larry Craig's tips on bathroom etiquette.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:28 pmAlmost always???
Is that like the sun almost always rises in the west?
February 15th, 2008 at 2:29 pmwell, he did sink Gore's campaign - maybe he can do McMaverick the same favor.
nobody likes anything that has Joe's weak stink on it. everything about that poor lil feller is repellent, unless you're a connecticut aristocrat, that is.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:32 pmhttp://www.crisispapers.org/essays8p/happytalk.htm
February 15th, 2008 at 2:32 pmWell, he was partially right. The victory over Saddam's military was exceedingly swift. And the vast majority of Iraqis did welcome the Coalition as liberators when Saddam was overthrown in 2003...Defeating Al Qaeda in Iraq and other terrorist groups in Iraq has been far more difficult and costly.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:37 pmTraitor!
February 15th, 2008 at 2:38 pmWell, he was partially right. The victory over Saddam’s military was exceedingly swift. And the vast majority of Iraqis did welcome the Coalition as liberators when Saddam was overthrown in 2003…Defeating Al Qaeda in Iraq and other terrorist groups in Iraq has been far more difficult and costly.
Comment by Exley — February 15, 2008 @ 2:37 pm
Nah, he was completely wrong. Bush shouldn't have invaded in the first place.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:39 pmDon't respond to the Hate Filled sick fck, just flag it and move on.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:40 pmWill America trust a war hero OR a racist thug like Hillary OR a muslim like Obama.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate — February 15, 2008 @ 2:35 pm
The polls are saying Clinton or Obama. The war hero's star has fallen because of his constant pandering to the fringe Right.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:42 pmDo these two have private Bathroom Stalls right next to each other at the capitol?
I'm guessing that they do.
Repukes seem to be automatically hateful bigots, sorta like Hate filled sh!t bags post.
Buck Fush
February 15th, 2008 at 2:44 pm#12 Nat,
"Bush shouldn’t have invaded in the first place."
Granted. But that doesn't alter the fact that once the invasion was launched, the military's success in defeating Saddam's army, reaching Baghdad and overthrowing Saddam's regime was remarkably swift and produced extremely few coaltion and civilian casualties.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:45 pmJL is angling for a VP slot again.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:45 pmI don't give a crap if he is a war hero or not. He voted in support of torture. To me, Mcwhacko has lost it.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:46 pmDoes anyone else have an Orthodox spin doctor from a different party?
Both those guys must have lots of fun on the road.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:47 pmFact check: The reality is that Holy Joe Lieberman and John McBush have been absolutely WRONG on every foreign policy question that's come down the pike in two decades. Both of these guys are on the wrong side of the fence....er bathroom stall, that is.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:47 pmGet off his dick, Joe.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:47 pm20. ewwwww....imagine those big fat lips wrapped....ugh...I think I'm going to barf.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:48 pm#17 John McBush showed his hypocrisy with his pro-torture vote. This man is certifiably twisted, sadistic, and mentally compromised from his days in Vietnam. In his case, being a so-dubbed "war hero" is definitely NOT a compliment.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:49 pmYeah, rugs are cheap in Baghdad if you're entoured by a Marine's Squad.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:50 pmEx: What do you not comprehend about the words "war crime"? Bush is guilty of wrongful invasion so being there now because some liar in chief misled the country into an illegal war doesn't make anything about it right, just, or legal.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:50 pmplease! enough of the mccain-lieberman love fest!
February 15th, 2008 at 2:52 pmGranted. But that doesn’t alter the fact that once the invasion was launched, the military’s success in defeating Saddam’s army, reaching Baghdad and overthrowing Saddam’s regime was remarkably swift and produced extremely few coaltion and civilian casualties.
Comment by Exley — February 15, 2008 @ 2:45 pm
Anyone who agrees with attacking countries that pose no threat to us, doesn't deserve to be president.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:53 pmAnyone check out the Sibel Edmonds article which appeared in The Conservative last week? It's full of treasonous crimes committed by Marc Grossman and members of the Pentagon and will finish off what's left of the GOPigs and Bush Cabal combined. It's spreading like wildfire around the globe and yet our fascist news media fails to pick it up. Tells us all a thing or two about the quality of our news these days, doesn't it.
Anyway, AIPAC figures into the selling of nuclear secrets significantly according to Edmonds. I can't wait for this to hit the fan in this country. Maybe Bush will stay in Africa and opt not to return.
We wouldn't be that lucky.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:54 pmMcCain/Lieberman? Speak properly, their real names in this Universe are Palpatine/Vader.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:58 pmThis is a "must read" (off topic and I apologize) and a blockbuster. It provides all the information on the Sibel Edmonds story which indicts Dennis Hastert and Marc Grossman (we all wondered why FatassHastert was scurrying so quickly out of office - now we know - selling secrets to Turkey is the correct answer!).
CHECK THIS OUT AND SEND IT TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW TODAY!!
http://www.amconmag.com/2008/2008_01_28/article1.html
February 15th, 2008 at 2:59 pmHere's another great read and more relevant to the thread: John McMadness!
http://www.amconmag.com/2008/2008_02_11/cover.html
February 15th, 2008 at 3:01 pmWill America trust a war hero OR a racist thug like Hillary OR a muslim like Obama.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate — February 15, 2008 @ 2:35 pm
The polls are saying Clinton or Obama. The war hero’s star has fallen because of his constant pandering to the fringe Right.
Comment by Nat — February 15, 2008 @ 2:42 pm
Actually, "war heros" haven't sailed into the Oval Office on that qualification alone for some time now. It worked with Eisenhower and Kennedy, but that's about a half a century ago.
If Americans really cared about "war heroes", then John Kerry would have been elected in 2004. Bob Dole would have been elected in 1996. George H.W. Bush would have been re-elected in 1992.
And as far as Obama being a Muslim -- LAFWH hasn't learned that dog won't hunt anymore.
February 15th, 2008 at 3:02 pmYep, I really liked McLames "bomb,bomb,bomb Iran"idea of foreign policy. You know I actually had some respect for him when I watched his interview on the movie"Why we fight". But he has backslid and flip-flopped so much that respect is now GONE.
February 15th, 2008 at 3:03 pmA little off topic but, everyone should read this letter from Congressman Silvestre Reyes To President Bush. http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Intel_chair_to_Bush_on_FISA_0214.html
February 15th, 2008 at 3:04 pmIf anyone here is from Connecticut, why in the hell did you people elect that little Worm?
I thought you were a liberal state.
February 15th, 2008 at 3:07 pmLieberman (R-Conn) managed to fool enough of the people for long enough to get into office. That's how he got elected.
February 15th, 2008 at 3:12 pmMcCain called for the immediate withdrawal of US troops from Somalia. Something he would now call that advocating cut and run and waving the white flag of surrender under fire.
-GSD
February 15th, 2008 at 3:13 pmThe Lieberman way of switching parties.
D: You start off a Democrat
You then strip off the curve, and end up with an:
I:
Then you spin a little, and go off on a tangeant, and you end up with:
R:
That's how you do it.
February 15th, 2008 at 3:13 pm#37, well sacrifices must be made when you are just aching to be VP.
February 15th, 2008 at 3:17 pmIn the same segment, Lieberman stressed that “you’ve got to take people at their word.†Unfortunately, too many Americans did take John McCain at his word when he said Iraq would be “easy.â€
And, unfortunately many people in Connecticut took LIEberman at his word when he said he was against staying in Iraq while he was running as an independent.
The Democrats aren't going to need people to write scripts for advertisements. The Republicans are writing them for them. Have a clip of LIEberman saying this and then show numerous clips of how McCain has been wrong on foreign policy issues.
The Democrats won't have to go negative to beat McCain. All they have to do is to put his words on tape showing how inconsistent he is and how many times he has flip flopped.
If you have a couple of minutes, watch this YouTube video, it pretty much says it all:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE3jLCC_rwo&eur
February 15th, 2008 at 3:18 pm"empower them to come after us again"? Who is the them -- certainly not the Iraqis, includinh Thug Hussein. If the them is al Qaeda, then we are obligated to stay in Iraq because our screw up allowed them in Iraq (oh, and to expand as aresult) in the first place? Jesus, the circular reasoning is astounding. Lieberman needs to just resign or, with that flawed reasoning, just become a Republican already.
February 15th, 2008 at 3:18 pmKeep in mind, Republicans are traitors and have no right to run anybody for President.
February 15th, 2008 at 3:20 pmJoe wants to be Defense Secretary.
February 15th, 2008 at 3:22 pmGranted. But that doesn’t alter the fact that once the invasion was launched, the military’s success in defeating Saddam’s army, reaching Baghdad and overthrowing Saddam’s regime was remarkably swift and produced extremely few coaltion and civilian casualties.
Comment by Exley
Troll exley is somewhat correct in what he says here. What he doesn't address is, if it was such a success, why are we still occupying Iraq 6 years after invading? What kind of success is that?
February 15th, 2008 at 3:23 pmWhat kind of success is that?
Comment by bilbobaggins
They didn't get totally control of their oil yet, that is why they want to stay till they win.
February 15th, 2008 at 3:28 pmWill America trust a war hero OR a racist thug like Hillary OR a muslim like Obama.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate — February 15, 2008 @ 2:35 pm
and what qualities persuaded you to support dumbass for 2 terms?
Drug seeking behavior?
Cowardice?
Incompetence?
Ignorance?
all of which you can relate to, no doubt.
February 15th, 2008 at 3:28 pmYou make em stupid, we make em Republican stupid.
February 15th, 2008 at 3:34 pmWhat kind of success is that?
Comment by bilbobaggins
They didn’t get totally control of their oil yet, that is why they want to stay till they win.
Comment by Buckie Boy
We will never "win" because there is no way to "win" an occupation short of the complete and total subjugation of the populace of the country you are occupying. We don't have enough people in Iraq to pull that off so we will never "win".
You know, I have asked many trolls here to tell us how you can "win" an occupation and not one has answered. I wonder why that is.
February 15th, 2008 at 3:35 pmGranted. But that doesn’t alter the fact that once the invasion was launched, the military’s success in defeating Saddam’s army, reaching Baghdad and overthrowing Saddam’s regime was remarkably swift and produced extremely few coaltion and civilian casualties.
Comment by Exley
damn exley.........have you compared defense budgets and standing military stats at the time? Comon man. We brought 90% of the entire military might of the world to bear upon a country with .01% of the entire worlds military might and you want to crow and stand up an throw your chest out and act like you have done something? What the hell is the matter with you people?
please do not respond to this ex......it is a rhetorical question.
February 15th, 2008 at 3:37 pmComment by Fred — February 15, 2008 @ 3:37 pm
I know, Fred. Back in the run-up to the, uh **cough** "war", how much did we hear about the devastating power of the Mighty Iraqi Air Force and Navy?
Waiting... waiting... **tap... tap... tap...** Still waaaaaiting....
February 15th, 2008 at 3:41 pmGibberish Joe (I-Israel), wrong again, as usual, ad infinitum, etc, etc, ad nauseum.
February 15th, 2008 at 3:43 pmFred, Exley's rave reminds me of the sick joke,
Well, yes, but how was the rest of the show, Mrs Lincoln?
February 15th, 2008 at 3:45 pmOh really LIEberman?
Well, I've almost always wanted to earn a PhD, so where's my bump in salary???
February 15th, 2008 at 4:01 pmJoes even right whens he screaming F-You!!
Bellicose '08!
February 15th, 2008 at 4:11 pmFebruary 15th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Please dont try this at hiome
February 15th, 2008 at 4:15 pmWill America trust a war hero OR a racist thug like Hillary OR a muslim like Obama.
Comment by RepublicansAreFullOfShit — February 15, 2008 @ 2:35 pm
Hows about a racist thug muslim?
February 15th, 2008 at 4:21 pmIt would be an improvement over what America has endured the past 2 terms.
Lieberman is always an AIPAC tool.
February 15th, 2008 at 4:27 pmGranted. But that doesn’t alter the fact that once the invasion was launched, the military’s success in defeating Saddam’s army, reaching Baghdad and overthrowing Saddam’s regime was remarkably swift and produced extremely few coaltion and civilian casualties.
Comment by Exley
The Republic of Stupidity
RUC
Re: Exley
When you consider the lopsidedness of the forces it is really a little scary. Considering the logistical and communications problems we had in Iraq and the losses we incurred against this mouse that roared.......what would it have looked like if we had gone against a real militia?
February 15th, 2008 at 4:27 pmIf by RIGHT they mean "RIGHT WING Conservative but WRONG on the ISSUE", then they are CORRECT! Otherwise, they're LYING REPUBLICANS AS USUAL!
February 15th, 2008 at 4:28 pmI suggest changing the headline to...
"AIPAC Whore John McCain Receives Endorsement From Israeli Senator Joe Lieberman"
February 15th, 2008 at 5:00 pmLieberman is always an AIPAC tool.
Comment by ForTruth
He's Jewish...as are many of the neo-cons.
ari flesher, wolfowitz, etc.
they have dual citizenship:
February 15th, 2008 at 5:05 pmhttp://www.viewzone.com/dualcitizen.html
"... what would it have looked like if we had gone against a real militia?"
Comment by Fred — February 15, 2008 @ 4:27 pm
Somehow, it did not seem unlike Reagan and his "splendid little war" w/ Grenada. All that disgusting Shock And Awe-e-e-e-e nonsense on Fox that made the whole thing seem like a cross between a video game and pro wrestling, complete w/ echoing voices, screaming guitars, and cool computer graphics. These folks are mentally ill.
GOOP = SEB*!
(Somebody. Else's. Blood!)
February 15th, 2008 at 5:31 pmIf McCain becomes President we are all so royally screwed.
You know he's going to be tossing nukes on day one.
February 15th, 2008 at 6:09 pmI was a Gore supporter in 2000, but I'm glad this guy was never a VP.
Of course, he could have never been worse than Dick Cheney.
February 15th, 2008 at 6:10 pmLieberman stressed that “you’ve got to take people at their word.â€
And he said that with a straight face, too.
February 15th, 2008 at 7:02 pmF**king a$$hole.
Obama needs to stay the F away from LIEberman.
February 15th, 2008 at 8:19 pmWe need to run the table in the Senate so we can kick Zell Miller...er, Holy Joe out of the Democratic caucus.
February 15th, 2008 at 8:42 pm“… what would it have looked like if we had gone against a real militia?â€
Comment by Fred — February 15, 2008 @ 4:27 pm
Ummm, don,t know, but a rag tag band of "deadenders" and "Saddam loyalists" in their "last throes" have proved somewhat tenacious.
Monger
February 15th, 2008 at 9:44 pmI love hearing gutless bastards whine...McCain & Lieberman will dance on your graves...
February 15th, 2008 at 10:23 pmBy the way, what the f**k happened to Lamont? People in CT have more common sense than you a**holes.
February 15th, 2008 at 10:26 pmMcCain & Lieberman will dance on your graves…
Comment by Neocon
I'm sure glad I'm not the only bastard here so drunk that he don't have an f'in clue what the hell is going on.....
those two closet intellects will be in the minority soon......for another 40 years.......just like before and for the same reasons.......hang on tight repubs......oh and you might want to start ditchin those lapel pins.......they are going to be out of style...emblem fetish is a facist trait.
February 15th, 2008 at 10:35 pm"Lieberman: McCain ‘Almost Always Right On The Big Issues Of Foreign Policy Over The Last 20 Years’"
Translation of this to people who don't speak political code:
McCain always is pro Israel, regardless.
February 15th, 2008 at 10:56 pmI wish we could give Israel back to the rightful owners - the Palestinians.
sigh......
February 16th, 2008 at 1:47 amLie-berman speaking on that fat degenerate gambler Bennett's show about McCain.
February 16th, 2008 at 9:55 amThree guys hanging on past their expiration date.
They have absolutely nothing to offer the American people regarding solving today's problems,
Three dinosaurs.
Wait 'til something big happens here and you cowards will be looking for us to save your sorry asses...check out 2001...not much has happened since then, has it???...do you really think Americans will trust you f**king gutless bastards with security...
February 16th, 2008 at 12:30 pm#12 Nat,
-Granted. But that doesn’t alter the fact that once the invasion was launched, the military’s success in defeating Saddam’s army, reaching Baghdad and overthrowing Saddam’s regime was remarkably swift and produced extremely few coaltion and civilian casualties.-
Uh, you mean the remains of the army which they didn't finish killing in 1990 and which the Clinton admin. aerially bombed for another 10 years, all the while starving them with sanctions?
February 16th, 2008 at 2:53 pmKind of a no-brainer, don't you think?
The issue was never whether the so-called coalition could beat Sadaam's army and quickly.
If that were all they had to do, we probably would not be having this discussion. In fact, it would have been humiliating had they not been able to overrun a pissant little ME army with the resources all branches of the US military and all the intel agencies and mercenaries brought to bear.
Think you might be missing the point at all?
Neocon = tired old yo moma joke
February 16th, 2008 at 11:07 pmUh, you mean the remains of the army which they didn’t finish killing in 1990 and which the Clinton admin. aerially bombed for another 10 years, all the while starving them with sanctions?
October 15th, 2008 at 3:48 amKind of a no-brainer, don’t you think?
The issue was never whether the so-called coalition could beat Sadaam’s army and quickly.
If that were all they had to do, we probably would not be having this discussion. In fact, it would asus w3000 battery,asus w3000v battery have been humiliating had they not been able to overrun a pissant little ME army with the resources all branches of the US military and all the intel agencies and mercenaries brought to bear.