Lieberman on Surge: What’s “The Worst that Could Happen”?

[sabra]

http://www.rollingstone.com/nationalaffairs/?p=894

1/8/07, 12:59 pm EST

Lieberman on Surge: What’s “The Worst that Could Happen”?

Over the weekend, I caught a snippet of CSPAN’s coverage of the McCain/Lieberman “surge” party at the American Enterprise Institute. It was after all the speeches, with the Senators kibitzing with reporters as the hour ran down.

In words that should trouble any Democrats counting Lieberman in their camp, Lieberman was praising Bush as a “great leader” for bucking American opinion, as expressed in the 2006 election, in his determination to double down in Iraq. Lieberman then said something incredible:

Even those opposed to the surge, he said, “ought to at least let us try it.”

“The worst that could happen,” he continued, is that this policy could become another partisan flashpoint in Washington.

[Lurking Dem]

1. Heh.

Maybe we should send him a list.

[Javaman]

21. Yes, he is that disconnected from reality. nt

[David Dunham]

2. More US troops get needlessly killed. That's what will happen.

[bdamomma]

13. more dead Iraqis and more dead Americans

Lieberman why is this guy still there, he's a thorn on Dems sides.

[helderheid]

3. He cannot be real.

[LeftCoast]

4. Gee, only more dead and injured soldiers

I hope the people of CT are happy with their vote for Lieberman.

[madinmaryland]

11. That would be CT republicans that are happy. n/t

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. The "worst" is that politicians might argue?

Oh, the horror! Never mind the corpses. But, the idea of politicians getting upset is truly frightening.

[DoYouEverWonder]

6. Yeah Joe, what's the worst that could happen?

That's easy for to say for someone whose never been to war.

[seemslikeadream]

7. “The worst that could happen,” ? I disagree Joe

[seemslikeadream]

8. GO AWAY JOE JUST GO AWAY!

I am so very tired of you


http://www.upi.com/InternationalIntelligence/view.php?StoryID=20070102-125318-7565r

Anticipating the new line, Sen. Joe Lieberman (Independent-CT) referred to "Iran and al-Qaida" on Wolf Blitzer's Sunday program on CNN. That Iran is Shiite and al-Qaida Sunni becomes irrelevant in the new game plan that will most probably lead to U.S. air strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities in 2007/08. Can a Democratic Congress be bypassed under a blanket authorization already secured to hunt down transnational terrorists wherever they may be hiding?

[Egnever]

9. This guy is reaching bushesque levels

When it comes to my hatred for him.

[unpossibles]

10. he should enlist now.

Actually, maybe we should make anyone who votes for a war sign a pledge to enlist themselves and their children for combat duty. Might change some opinions.

[magellan]

12. He's quite flippant with the lives of other people's kids, isn't he?

Hey Joe, I know you're opposed to playing in traffic but you ought to at least try it.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

14. It's almost like he wants US troops to die.

[Zodiak]

15. I am glad he no longer belongs to us

the Democrats who make up the rank and files...the ones you see in the grocery store. We have washed our hands of him....apparently just in time since Leiberman is now against 88% of America.

Sure, some politicians suck up to Leiberdweeb out of necessity and patronage, but his verbal offal no longer sticks to the Democrats. If anything, the Lamont campaign has given us that....clean hands.

[Neecy]

16. Here's what we should do...

For every casualty that takes place after Bush and LIEberman's escalation, write the name of the dead American on a piece of paper, add the words "This is the worst that could happen" and send it to Joe's DC office. Flood this bastard with mail. Let him know there's blood on his hands.

[badgerpup]

17. Seven words for ya, LIE-berman.

FACT. FINDING. MISSION. OUT. SIDE. GREEN. ZONE.

Then we'll discuss 'the worse that can happen'...if you're still in one piece, that is. :grr:

[Ganja Ninja]

18. Take a trip over to Walter Reed Hospital Joe.

Ask a few of the staff and patients what's the worse that could happen. Stroll the grounds at Arlington National Cemetery and have a look around Joe. That's the worse that could happen Joe you f***ing A-hole.
:banghead:

[zbdent]

19. Maybe Lieberman should ask Cindy Sheehan (or any of over 3000 other

mothers) what the worst could be ...

[sinkingfeeling]

20. Uh, how about all 30,000 of the surge don't come back alive?

[Imagevision]

22. Lieberman is a classic example of why there should be term limits for Senators

[Atman]

23. A mother and father lose their child needlessly. Feh...big deal, eh Joe?

YOU FUCKING MONSTER.



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[Jacobin]

24. This, of course, is the self-same doofus who wants us to invade Iran

I can hear it now: "what's the worst that could happen? Its just a buncha american money and american kids! We must save Israel. No price is to high for you to pay for that."

[spanone]

25. Well Joe, somebody that somebody loves WILL DIE YOU DUMB MOTHERFUCKER.

[Nutmegger]

26. Sorry American, we tried.

I wonder how those Dems who voted for him feel, the ones who fell for LIEberman's "I want our troops home just as much as everyone else...without compromising our national security" crap.

:puke:

[jsamuel]

27. .

:banghead:

[Kelly Rupert]

28. There's Joe's mentality. His worst nightmare is

that Democrats and Republicans might bicker. He's lost all sight of everything outside the Beltway. To him, the personal relationships of the 100 Senators are more important than the 3000 dead Americans in Iraq, the hundred fifty thousand soldiers stuck in Iraq, the hundreds of billions of dollars wasted, or the three hundred million Americans that might have had some use for that money in hospitals or schools.

Joe doesn't seem to care about anything or anyone outside his life as a Senator. I wish he had been brought back into the real world last November.

[WI_DEM]

29. oh how about more young Americans dying for an unworthy cause?

[opihimoimoi]

30. Joe is a prime example of why we need a Reality/Sanity FILTER

for our Leaders/Reps/Senators/Govs/Mayors/etc....Joe is an IGNORANT FOOL......

What is the Worst that could happen??? They shoulda asked the question prior to bagging Baghdad....idiots/////

[LittleClarkie]

31. More dead people, you asshat

And whoever thought he was going to be in our camp on this was a shmuck.

[LeftishBrit]

32. The worst that could happen?

(1) A lot more American troops killed and wounded; and no end in sight.

(2) A lot more Iraqis killed, and the country becomes still more of a nightmare of sectarian violence.

(3) Increase in world terrorism, and all the deaths that may result from that.

(4) More people dying unnecessarily if there are more disasters like Katrina, as the troops will all be abroad.


And a lot more deaths and disasters. Is Lieberman nuts? Even if he thinks that the worst that can happen is political rows, you'd think he would have the sense not to say so.

[mdmc]

33. I like the way he stands his ground

unlike all the cut and run former bush cheerleaders. Now that the war is not popular, they want to cut and run.

For the record, I always supported don't go, so you won't need to cut and run.

Now we are in for a penny, and in for a pound.

[Hubert Flottz]

34. Joe don't have any kids there so why should he care!

He's a no good son of a bitch(.)(period)