Joe Leiberman (did i spell that last name right??) and Iraq

Nuke 'Em!


It was weird to see him step up like that - he is right. We have to take down Saddam. No Excuses. Alone or United Nations.

 

Congressmen: Iraq will have to be dealt with
January 10, 2002 Posted: 12:06 PM EST (1706 GMT)

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Amid speculation the United States may soon be ready to start a new phase in its war on terrorism, two U.S. congressmen, wrapping up a tour of Central Asia, put Iraq and its president squarely in their cross hairs.

Interviewed in Jerusalem on CNN's Larry King Live Wednesday, Rep. Chris Shays, R-Connecticut, chairman of the National Security Subcommittee, likened Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to a "snake in the bedroom."

"We didn't chop off his head [during the Gulf War] and he's around," Shays said. "He's developing weapons of mass destruction, chemical and biological. We know that within three to five years he'll have nuclear weapons."

Speaking on the same program from Muscat, Oman, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Connecticut, a member of the Armed Services Committee, said "Saddam just stands out" because of his weapons of mass destruction and his "evil intentions" toward the United States.

Shays and Lieberman are among several members of Congress who have met with leaders from Pakistan and Afghanistan to Israel and Turkey.

In eliminating the al Qaeda terrorist network, Shays said, "We're shutting down the international university on terrorism in Afghanistan," suggesting the effort will take the United States to Sudan, Somalia and Yemen.

"But ultimately," Shays said, "ultimately Iraq has to be dealt with."

Echoing his Connecticut colleague, Lieberman said, "The when and the how is up to the Commander in Chief and our military, but whether ought not to be in doubt."

Neither the President Bush nor the Pentagon has indicated what the next front in the war on terrorism might be.

http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/10/ret.iraq.terror/index.html

You can add Senator McCain to the list, too. Along with Shays and Leiberman, he is among the group of Congressman who have petitioned the administration to deal with Saddam. I’m not the only nutcase who wants to go after Saddam…

 

RocketmanTex said it best: Leiberman is a slimy politician not worthy of our trust. He's probably just saying this for political gain.

 

Uh, isn't that what politicians DO (say stuff for political gain)?

But probably not in this case since he's not currently running for office, and since its a bipartisan opinion.

 

Well, true, he is a politician, and that makes him automatically slimy and not worthy of trust in my book. But, on the other hand, he is a soul brother and fellow member of the tribe, and therefore I am allowed to cut him a little slack!

 

I was just ribbin ya, Tex.