Huffington vs. Lieberman Showdown Over Iraq War
- Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:39am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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On Thursday’s “Morning Joe” with Joe Scarborough, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) got into a war of words with Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington over his vote in favor of invading Iraq. It started cordial, but by the end Lieberman was condescendingly calling Huffington “sweetheart.”
The topic came up after Mika Brazinski broached the rumor that Liberman could be tagged as the next Secretary of Defense. Panelist Pat Buchannan then asked if Lieberman stood by his vote to invade Iraq. He does:
My answer is, yes. My answer is yes because Saddam was threatening the stability of the entire region. He’d shown that by his actions. I believe that the evidence is very clear that he was developing weapons of mass destruction.
Obviously we don’t have evidence that he had a big program. But the most official and comprehensive report show that’s true. He was also, the evidence shows, beginning really tactically to support the terrorist movements that had attack us on 9/11 and today, to make a long story short, instead of a brutally repressive dictator in Iraq, we’ve got a government that was elected, that’s self-governing and the country is self-defending. By the end of this year, we’re going to have most of our troops out of there. I think that’s had a major effect on the entire region. Iraq is now the most democratic country in the Arab world. so, yes, I think it was the right thing to do. Terrible cost we paid in life and treasure, but ultimately I think the right decision.
That’s when Huffington jumped in:
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON: It was stunning to hear you say that there was evidence that Saddam Hussein was working on weapons of mass destruction, given that even President Bush himself has now accepted that there had been no evidence. So on what basis are you saying that?
JOE LIEBERMAN: I’m basing it on the so-called Duelfer Report. Charles D-U-E-L-F-E-R conducted the most comprehensive report on behalf of our government. And it was, nobody thought it was partisan. I want to be very clear: he didn’t find big caches of weapons of mass destruction. But he found, and proved I think, that Saddam had every intention, and particularly to develop nuclear weapons, was developing chemical and biological and weapons.
Lieberman‘s reference to the Duelfer Report isn’t complete nonsense. The Heritage Foundation does say the report confirmed there were no WMDs in Iraq at the time of invasion, but also points out that the report concludes “that Saddam retained the capacity and the intent to restart his production of WMDs once the U.N. sanctions regime had finally crumbled. In this he was clearly in breach of U.N. resolution 1441.”
That wasn’t good enough for Huffington. She went on to call Lieberman’s assertion an “unfounded assumption,” and then took a jab at him: “I sincerely hope for the sake of the country that you do not become Secretary of Defense.” They quickly went back and forth:
LIEBERMAN: Now Arianna, these are not unfounded. Go read the Duelfer Report.
HUFFINGTON: There is nothing in the report that proves anything you have said.
LIEBERMAN: [Cross talk] “I don‘t think you’ve read it, sweetheart.”
Perhaps prophetically, video of the segment opens with Lieberman saying “I have never shied from a good fight, and I never will”:
After the break, Scarborough couldn’t believe his ears:
As Chuck Todd said, it is probably reasonable to expect an apology from Lieberman. Then again, after just announcing is impending retirement, don’t be surprised if he just moves on.
(H/T: HuffPo)
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Comments (134)
middleclassprophet
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:32pmJoe “Deputy Dog” Leiberman is NOT going to be missed…
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:32pmMaybe someone should tell Ariana about the 500 canisters of mustard and sarin nerve gas found in 2006. 3 years after the duelfer report was released.
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:44pmShhhh, the LSM and the libturds don’t want anyone to know about that.
Report Post »Khedewia
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:29pmI think she insulted him by making the comment, let‘s hope you don’t become the Secretary of Defense. He responded by being condescending. They were both rude. The conversation just went sour and they have a difference in opinion.
Report Post »middleclassprophet
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:28pmThere were no WMD’s found. Those who thin otherwise are delusional.
Report Post »GONESURFING
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 1:37pmWrong !
Report Post »poofster
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:21pmanything that insults huffington is fantastic by me
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:09pmSorry…. Just couldn’t force myself to listen to that nasty old harpy Zsa Zsa…
Report Post »weeblewacker1
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:05pmspeaking of show-downs, Glenn you gotta take that john stewart up and go on his show,show him that your not scared of him!!
Report Post »bullcrapbuster
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 1:09pmNobody watches Jon Stewart that wants to learn anything.
Report Post »Nepenthe
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:04pm“My answer is yes because Saddam was threatening the stability of the entire region.”
Which is was also doing during the 1980′s, back when we had no problem supporting him and his oppresive regime, since theyopposed those darn Iranians.
Report Post »DMcPher316
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:04pmHey, I think it’s funny when you call these people something like that. It ****** them off badly. Could have been worse, he could have called her what she is, a dumba@%….just sayin’
Report Post »Nepenthe
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:02pm“instead of a brutally repressive dictator in Iraq…”
We now have a budding pro-iranian theocracy!
Report Post »Puddle Duck
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 12:40amUh there is no love lost between Iraq and Iran…..you forget about the war they fought against each other in the 80′s ? The folks fighting it sure didn;t nor did the relatives that lost their family members.
There is a small faction that would like to align themselves with Iran but it is by no means anywhere near a majority of Iraqis that such a thing could happen…unless of course Iran invades Iraq. That could transpire if Iran is allowed to develop and keep Nukes. TRhe current admin won’t stop them and I don;t think the Israeli’s have the tactical means to stop them either. We need a strong new President ASAP…to really deal with the coming International crisis.
Report Post »Docrow
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:01pmBest line “I don‘t think you’ve read it sweetheart.”
Report Post »egosumverum
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:59amThe problem we have here is that the left has controlled (through media propaganda) the conversation about all of this since 2003. They are wrong not only about why we, with the backing of the UN (resolution 1441), went to war, but they are also wrong about what Bush said (English security said there was a “yellowcake problem” and Bush rightly attritbuted it to them in the State of the Union) about WMDs. They are monumentally wrong and deceitful about everything pertaining to the Iraq War because they are NEO-COMMUNISTS (stop calling them progressives, marxists, etc) who attack, lie, and use abusive rhetoric and violence with a religious fervor because they want to destroy America.
Report Post »BiteMePETA
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:57amEven if there were no WMD in Iraq, it wasn‘t Bush’s faild intelligence reports. It was the tatered intelligence from the government that Clinton and the leftist left him with. It isn’t like he created the departments.
At least Lieberman has the class to stand by his vote and not coward in the corner like the Democrats did when They Sent Our Troops To Iraq. At least he didn’t politicize the war and become a traitor like the left. We can all go back and look at the record. It wasn’t Bush that sent them to Iraq. Check out the War Powers Act. Want that authority? Then stand by your decision.
If it were up to Democrats, we’d have lost the war… Now Iraq is the most Democratic nation in the middle east. That is Amazing, period.
Report Post »kaydeebeau
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 2:52pmI have always had this thought as to the WMD debate – Isn’t it fairly possible that since examination was refused so often for so long that the WMDs were moved, hidden, ….
Pretty much like seeing a truckload of illegal drugs being unloaded down the street, calling the cops to report it, the cops calling the drug dealer saying they will be there in 2 days to arrest them for possesion. Don‘t ya’ think the drugs and all evidence would be gone by then? Seems to me a similar situation with the WMDs
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:52amtest
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:39pmYay, I’m out of the dog house. Thank you Blaze for letting me come back. I hope you fixed the problem with peoples’ user names being stolen.
Report Post »My apologies to all Blazers who were offended by the posts being made under my name. I was being copycatted by an ignorant fool who was pretending to be me, he ran around on this site acting a fool trying to besmirch my name.
snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 1:21pm@Untamable
First – Welcome Back
Second – the copy cat cretin came after me the other day as well; sounds like good old copy cat has been stirring up more trouble than anything as well. God the time it took to root out just the three times they posted under my name alone…reported every one of them too.
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 2:59pmI almost went nuts with nothing to do without posting here. I used up 5 packs of batteries on my “neck massager” just trying to stay entertained;)
Report Post »TonyDarrington
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 3:16pmSnowleopard, it was way more than 3. I reported a few of them. At least the cretin couldn’t copy your avatar, so it made him stick out (as if his words didn’t). Kate, I’m sure your “neck” appreciated all of the attention.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 4:16pm@Tony
Thanks. The 3 were just what I could find.
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 5:40pmCopy cat,
Report Post »My child read what you wrote. I hope that makes you feel good about yourself.
TonyDarrington
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 7:17pmSorry real Kate. I was on my wife’s laptop. Her browser doesn’t display the avatars, so it is more difficult to tell the real from the fake. TheBlaze doesn’t seem interested in fixing any of the problems. Their support site is devoid of any interaction on their part. I find myself here less and less because of it. They want to put themselves out there as a major player with Glenn Beck’s name, but it is operated with freeware blog software, possibly out of Stu‘s mom’s basement.
Report Post »Run Silent
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:52amSweetheart?
Rev 10:10 And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
Report Post »citygirl56
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:51amDoes anyone remember 911???????
Report Post »Nepenthe
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:58amAnd the fact that Iraq had absolutely nothing to do with it???????
Report Post »MotherRedDog
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:51amShe deserved it. Better then calling her stupid………..then again, maybe not. Yes, yes it’s sexist, but since I’ve never been one of those females that get all worked up over the term, be it used as a demeaning remark or term of enderment. I can take care of myself and I’m sure HuffHo has had worse things said to her. Since she is just a typical white woman, everyone should cool their jets. She’s just in America to game the system. First she’s a republican married to a gay guy. He dies and republicans are out of favor, so all of a sudden she’s a progressive/liberal/democrat. Fact is, she’s just selling copy.
Report Post »BiteMePETA
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:50amI don‘t think you’ve read it, drone…. much better…
Report Post »Liberty Honor
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:49amGo Joe Take her to school
Report Post »Paul G
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:47amWow! we can’t use the word “crosshairs”…now we can’t use the word “sweetheart” ……..
Report Post »Major Tom
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:54amSure you can, Champ… You can use any words you want, little buddy.
Report Post »Paul G
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:11pmHAHAHA..you’re right of course. I should have said, “First THEY tell us we can’t…….”
Report Post »RdsknsFtbll
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:47amArianna Huff N Puff.. what a complete and total waste of space.. I was in the First Persian Gulf War.. There were serveral breaches of the treaty and sanctions that ended the war by Saddam Hussein. One of which was kicking out the weapons inspectors. Violating the treaty and the sanctions in and of itself is considered an act of war. Bush gave Saddam 13 months from Feb 2002 until March of 2003 to comply with weapons inspectors… was even told if he didnt we would attack… he didnt believe Bush would so he chose not to listen.. We did… he is out… end of story….
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:46amThe libs aren’t civil to each other then expect us to be civil to them. Liberman knows more than her and she can not accept it.
Report Post »UrsaMajor
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 5:35amNo, no, no… Lieberman is only 90% Liberal. Therefore, using MSNBC logic, he is a traitor to entire Democratic Party, traitor to the entire nation, and a monkey-head doo-doo brain.
Report Post »nappy
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:46amWhy is it that Wikileaks are heroes to idiots like Arianna but they don’t know about the revelations regarding WMDs in the leaked docs?
Why is it that Arianna only appears on friendly talk shows. ?
Why is it that Arianna appears on talk shows at all? What are her qualifications to opine about anything except Michelle Obama’s arms and her shoe changes?
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:47amShe’s rich.
Report Post »TonyDarrington
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 1:05pmAnd she’s Greek. You know how well the Greeks managed their country, we need to take pointers from them.
Report Post »Arianna’s political views go where the money is. She was a Republican when she was married to the congressman, she is a Progressive when her website can make more money off of progressives. Yay capitalism!
Major Tom
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:46amum.. NO WMDs Joejoe the clown… Everyone knows that…. Even Foxtards
Report Post »Muslim in Chief
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:49amMajor Dum….I fear your tin foil hat no longer works.
Report Post »RdsknsFtbll
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:52amMajor Tom… what about this do you not understand? Maybe I am misunderstanding your post but it seems like you are saying that he was trying to imply that there were WMD’s… thats not what he said:
I believe that the evidence is very clear that he was developing weapons of mass destruction.
“Obviously we don’t have evidence that he had a big program. But the most official and comprehensive report show that’s true. He was also, the evidence shows, beginning really tactically to support the terrorist movements that had attack us on 9/11″
He ‘Obviously” says that we dont have evidence that Saddam had a big program… but that the most official comprehensive report show that he was working on a “PROGRAM” for WMD’s…. what about that do you not understand? or am I wrong? If so I apologize in advance
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:58amIn the case of the WMD’s one thing still keeps troubling me; I have heard a story that there was an cache of radioactive materials found once – they sent the radiation detectors skyward when in the area, and the news did report once a story to that effect.
I have found only the usual vague references and some ‘conspiracy…’ type info on the net, does any other Blazer recall the story?
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:00pmDid you read the article. Joe isn‘t saying there were WMD’s. Airanna is still whining about the reason for the invasion (yes, there were no WMD’s) but she conveniently omits the fact that every intelligence service in the world reported that Saddam had them. Even without WMD’s, Saddam was in violation of several UN resolutions so no matter how the left twists the facts the invasion was very LEGAL and moral action to take.
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gr8photoman
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:03pmUm…yes there were WMD’s. Both ******** who understand the facts know so.
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsWAPSRWCZg
Quad-rip-legic
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:04pm@ RdsknsFtbll
people like Maj. Tom let their mouths out run their thought process and trying to reason with them can be like clapping with one hand. There are like the superhero Capt. hindsight. LOL
Report Post »VRW Conspirator
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:06pmno ACTIVE program to create WMD’s….no ACTIVE artillery shells… but even ******** should be able to read and find that
1) 500 Tons of Yellow Cake uranium were in nuclear research center of Al—Tuwaitha in Iraq when American tanks rolled into Bagdhad
2)According to WikiLeaks and reported in the NY Post, the documents released on WikiLeaks show over 400,000 artillery shells with chemical and biological warheads still in Iraq at time of invasion. Were they old? Yes. Were they supposed to have been destroyed? Yes. Did this make Saddam in violation of UN 1441? Yes. Was violation and non disclosure the reason for invasion? Yes.
3)US forces found buried in the desert several dozen mobile biological/chemical weapons development vehicles. Saddam tried to pull his crap from Gulf War 1 where he thought it he buried his tanks and planes, we couldn’t bomb them, and then when we invade he could counter-attack. Didn’t work, the machines crapped out due to the sand in their interiors.
So lets recap shall we….for the educational elitist ******** that apparently can’t read with a darn…
Iraq had uranium and the means to refine it into weapons grade material.
Iraq had artillery shells containing mustard and sarin gases, a whole crap load of them, even if those shells were old, they still could have caused damage.
Iraq had the means to restart their WMD program at any time, as soon as Saddam thinks he had the IAEA and the UN inspectors snowed or BRIBED enough that they would check any longer…
End result…dead dictator…and all around looney….freedom for 50 million people….democratic parlamentary state like Turkey in the Middle East….worth… PRICELESS!!!
Report Post »patriot1770
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:13pmThen what did he gas the kurds with in the north of that country? He had them, he used them on his own. He had like 13 months to get rid of them, send them to Syria, bury them what ever. Should we have invaded? Not the way we did, we should have stomped the country flat and then went home. But to say he didn’t have them just means you know not of what you speak.
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:15pmWe all know that Saddam was more than willing to use WMDs if given the opportunity. He used them on the Kurds and the Marsh Arabs in the past. Even if there were none, how about the mass graves? How about soldiers raiding in the middle of the night and taking the men to be either killed or forced into military service ? Why would you ignore these things? I know military men who, upon returning from Iraq, believed from things they experienced there that there were WMDs that were smuggled out of the country.
Report Post »Either way the world is a safer and better place without that scum in it.
NickDeringer
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:32pm@VRW Conspirator
The other fact the LibProgs can‘t deal with is if we didn’t take out Sadam we’d have to deal with a nuclear Iraq AND a nuclear Iran.
Report Post »GONESURFING
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 1:27pmActually they found a lot of stuff, including radioactive material, and lots of arms, bombs ect. The Bush hating media just covered it up and didn’t report it. There we also reports of a convoy of trucks going into Syria before the Iraq war started, but we didn’t hear too much about that either. It was reported on Fox news by the way. Major Tom, your the clown.
Report Post »UpInTheWoods
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 8:38pmTell that to the Kurds.
Report Post »William_Wallace
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:44amLIEBERMAN – what a moron. Glad to see he is retiring.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:51amLieberman and the HuffPost at war with each other; it is nice to know the Almighty does provide us with many opportunities to not only see the opposition at war with itself, but to have a great laugh at the same time. If Lieberman becomes the new Secretary of Defense or even State, then I imagine we will be in a bigger mess soon enough then; yet we have to consider the fact he would be better, if it could be imagined, than Pelosi or Napoletano the little dictator wannabe in one of those positions.
If we ever do again have a war anywhere in the world, one suggestion would seem good, send the politicians of DC in first; give them survival gear and a nod in the direction back to America, and may the best ones make it out and back home.
That would probably make them less anxious to make war.
http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm
Report Post »Xcori8r
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:52amSheesh… Huffington is to sweetheart what wasabi is to sushi.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:52amYes, when you suck up to Arianna Huffington it is definitely time to retire – especially when you voted correctly with the data that was available at the time – and you certainly weren’t alone (Kerry, Pelosi and many more).
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:53amFor the record, I support our TROOPS in combat and any branch of the service, active or retired, and the families of the fallen. I did not agree with the decision to go in, yet it was for the people who did the job I give the hats off too…now lets end the problems overseas quickly and get them all the heck home once and for all.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:56am@Grandmaof5
Morning again, how is everything today, my tea this morning wound up with a bit of suprise as when I set it aside to check the oven temperature, I got to see that my cat loves wintermint tea as well. So much for this morning wake up cup.
Hope all is well, and the weather is warmer. Keep the cats warm as well.
Also, there is another art peice on my gallery, hope you enjoy it.
GdavidH
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:57amHere in Ct., us independants and alot of repubs were happy to have Joe as a senator because here in Ct., the alternative is a frikkin’ liberal.
Report Post »The lesser of two evils in a state that has its head up its collective liberal a$$.
Xcori8r
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:57amI get a re-do on that one. The joke works better as:
Huffington is to sweetheart as wasabi is to chocolate.
:)
Report Post »exdem
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:15pmCalling Huffington “Sweetheart” is just as unforgivable as “blood libel” to these idiots. WOW!
Report Post »ConservativeFeminist
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A typical “CHAMPAGNE SOCIALIST”:
“…despite living in a $7 million mansion, holding and making huge amounts of money, and demanding higher taxes on corporations, she herself had paid only $771 in federal taxes over the previous two years.” Source: http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=2010
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Report Post »12 gauge
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:25pmsweetheart? I think a zsa zsa impression would have been more appropriate…
Report Post »Wdawg
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:28pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQcvbw6ExTQ
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:28pmSnowleopard, I’m with you on getting the troops home. I pray for their safety and safe return daily. Cats are good this morning, fed, and outside soaking up the sun. Need to take advantage of it today as thunderstorms roll in tonight and we turn cold again. Love that your cat shares your tea, mine won’t touch coffee, even with cream in it. I’ll check out the new art in a bit. Have a great day!
Report Post »not funny
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 12:29pmNo WMDs were found (after a delay of months when anything could have been moved elsewhere). However, do not forget that WMDs were used on the Kurds previously. So, he did have them at one time.
Report Post »GONESURFING
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 1:15pmActually Leiberman is not too bad for a Democrat, we could do much worse. He did not support Obama, he is strong on the war against Islamic Terrorists. Of course he is a Democrat, so we could do better.
Report Post »GONESURFING
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 1:16pmOh, buy the way Huffington really sucks.
Report Post »jblovesAmerica
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 1:25pmHe is a sitting Senator-he gets more respect-than some left wing blogger.Who has no credentials.
Report Post »Saddam was a monster, who used WMD’s on his own people. Joe has the need to protect America.
Joe would make a nice UN ambassador.
Which is an asset not a fault.
pajamash
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 1:29pmArianna‘s comment was MUCH more mean spirited than Lieberman’s yet not one word about what she said, “Based on these, completely unfounded assumptions, I sincerely hope for the sake of the country that you do not become the secretary of defense.” Not one word from the Morning Joe crew about how she went after Lieberman. No question like, “Arianna, have you read the report?” Nothing.
Report Post »pajamash
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 1:40pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG8nX9E6kZo
In Duelfer’s own words. Starting at time stamp 37 seconds “By 2003, Iraq would have been able to produce Mustard Agent in a period of months and a nerve agent in less than a year or two”. Arianna, did you even read the report?!
Report Post »AnnMarie
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 1:50pmWhat about calling her George Souras girl instead of sweetheart… Now that would have been a show…
Report Post »superfide
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 2:00pmGeorges Sada, Saddam’s top general has confirmed that he had, and was developing WMDs. He also confirmed that the majority of the apparatus was moved to Iran and Syria preceding the US invasion. Lieberman is not a moron for this. I could call him naive and disagree with him about a lot of things, but on this point he’s spot on.
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 2:12pmWill never understand why we let convoy after convoy of trucks continue to flee into iran and syria after the invasion started. There is tons of evidence that that stuff was stuff that they didn’t want us to find, and we let them continue for days letting hundreds of thousands of tons of supplies be trucked out of theater.
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 2:52pmLieberman this Huffington that. Who cares anymore? It’s over. Who give‘s a rat’s ass? I justr want to know when we get free oil from them as a pay back. When do we get paid back for helping those people?
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 2:53pmThis website is turning into a commercial for snowleaopard’s crummy artwork.
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 3:19pmKate is that you or your alter ego…I love it when these librals start eating their young…
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 3:51pmI just threw up in my mouth a little bit.
Report Post »Mister President
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 3:58pmI don’t see why an invasion was necessary. We could’ve just used air power to keep Saddam in line. I doubt the present value of all the oil under Iraq would cover the true costs of the war, so I don’t buy that argument. We shouldn’t be nation building. It’s up to the Iraqi people to secure their country – that’s why H. W. Bush didn’t invade during the first Gulf War. He told the Iraqi people he would support an uprising, but it was their responsibility. H. W. Bush was right – you don’t invade, occupy, and nation build – far too expensive in lives and treasure. You can’t win hearts and minds – didn’t Vietnam teach us that?
Our troops are the best military force the world has ever seen. I cannot imagine being over there in those conditions with a homeland that seems indifferent to the war effort. They’ve done an exceptional job, but requiring them to be there for several years is just despicable. We either need to re-institute the draft to make people actually care and send 1 million troops over there or leave and use air power to keep them in line. I prefer the latter. Bring ‘em home!
A militaristic victory would be easy – just level the place and kill everyone. “You have made a desert, and you call it peace.” That’s not really winning. Make the Iraqis and Afghans sink or swim on their own. Just leave and let the chips fall where they may.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 6:24pmGODLOVINMOM, that can’t be Kate, I’ve never seen her post anything mean like that. How do people get duplicate I.D.s?
Report Post »Lucy Larue
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 6:48pmWILLIAM WALLACE,
Report Post »WHUT?! Are you kidding me?! I’m glad that Lieberman is retiring too. It’s just that what escaped you about the theme of this article?
Arianna Huffington has the intellect of a cottonball. Lieberman called her on yet another of her inane judgements.
I understand that Lieberman voted FOR Obamacare…, but he has ALWAYS been a HAWK when it comes to the threat of Islamofascism.
Lieberman would be an excellent Secretary of State. He’d be
far better than the appeaser of all things Islamic Hillary.
Do not be a Dhimmi WILLIAM WALLACE. Get your learn on before you make your cavalier statements that mean nothing.