Lieberman Edges US to War with Iran

[marmar]

from Consortium News:



Lieberman Edges US to War with Iran
February 18, 2012

Exclusive: American neocons have moved the United States closer to war with Iran via a subtle change in the “red line” phrasing, inserting the word “capability” after the usual threats to take out an Iranian “nuclear weapon.” Now, Sen. Joe Lieberman is making the shift official, reports Robert Parry.

By Robert Parry


Sen. Joe Lieberman is leading a group of nearly one-third of the U.S. Senate urging that the red line on war with Iran be shifted from building a nuclear weapon to the vague notion of Iran having the “capability” to build one. The neoconservative senator from Connecticut has introduced a “Sense of the Senate” resolution that would put the body on record as rejecting a situation that arguably already exists, in which Iran has the know-how to build a bomb even if it has no intention to do so.

The resolution tracks with the positions of hardline Israeli leaders, such as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and undercuts the position of President Barack Obama, whose administration has been exploring ways to negotiate an agreement with Iran, which insists that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.

U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies also agree that Iran has NOT decided to build a bomb. [See Consortiumnews.com’s ““US/Israel: Iran NOT Building Nukes.”] However, in recent weeks, the goal posts have been subtly moved not only by American neocons and Israeli hardliners but by the major U.S. news media, which has inserted the new weasel word “capability” in mentions about of Iran’s supposed nuclear weapons ambitions.

Of course, many consumers of U.S. news haven’t noticed this slight change in wording from Iran’s alleged “pursuit of a nuclear weapon” to its alleged “pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability.” But the distinction is important because a “capability” can mean almost anything, since peaceful nuclear research also can be applicable to bomb building. ....................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://consortiumnews.com/2012/02/18/lieberman-edges-us-to-war-with-iran/

[Faygo Kid]

1. Joe loves war.

Hard to believe he was actually the veep candidate in 2000.

[Cowboy8541]

6. Joe loves Israel. The United States? Not so much

Joe is the #1 Israeli lobbyist in D.C.

If it's a war with a Muslim country, Joe is for it. End of story

[CanonRay]

2. Are his kids going to fight it? His grandkids?

If not, he better shut his pie hole.

[athenasatanjesus]

3. In his defense it could start WW3...

...so we would all have to fight it,with no place to hide.

[AverageJoe90]

7. WW3? Really?

I'm sorry, but do you really think that the Russians would be foolish enough to put 160 million lives at risk over a country which actually tried to support terrorism on their southwestern border?

[MrSlayer]

8. Fuck this traitorous asshole.

And fuck the Israeli right wing too.

[ladjf]

9. When will that criminal finally leave office?