Lieberman: Iraq Election Must Go Forward

[Moloch]

WASHINGTON - Sen. Joe Lieberman (news - web sites), traveling in the Middle East Wednesday, said there is strong support in Iraq (news - web sites) for the Jan. 30 election, and postponing it would only be a victory for the insurgents.

In a telephone call from Tel Aviv, Israel, the Connecticut Democrat said conditions in Iraq, including an increase in trained Iraqi security forces, have improved since his last visit in July. And he said the escalating violence aimed at intimidating Iraqis to postpone the election or not vote is not working in most of the country.

His comments came just days after Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) called for an election boycott, and after the largest Sunni Muslim political party announced its withdrawal from the election because of security concerns.

"Senator Lieberman and I had a pretty clear indication from the deputy prime minister and a couple of his associates that at least some of them may be wanting to find a reason to postpone the election," said Sen. Mark Dayton (news, bio, voting record), D-Minn. "We emphasized that we thought it was imperative that the election be held as scheduled."

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041230/ap_on_go_co/lieberman_middle_east_2

[Massachusetts]

1. Senator Jowls the prophet

[saigon68]

37. AhA The not so bright Loserman

Posing as a Steaming Pile. I wonder how much $$$$$$$$$$$$ his close associates are going to realize from this clusterfuck.

[jimshoes]

2. What actually happens

if they do not have elections anyway. Are things somehow going to be worse or is this just some legal smoke and mirrors for the war profiteers and US based businesses setting up shop over there?

[asjr]

3. You nailed it! Even if elections are held it will

still be US-driven. Chaos will continue. I am waiting for someone in government to say Enough already! Let's get out of Iraq and let the chips fall where they may. When, and if, we leave the Iraqis will do as they please. We can't change that.

[0007]

10. Shit ! No one has the guts to say stop this unnecessary killing &

spending. Why must the American people also suffer because of greed and over sized egos?

Bring the troops home

[madrchsod]

4. what world is he on?

poor joe, he`s gone delusional.

[Moloch]

5. GONE delusional?

This is pretty much standard Lieberman.

I hate Lieberman. That's why I start a new thread on him everytime he's in the news.. as an excuse to say I HATE LIEBERMAN!#@!@#

[TolstoyAndy]

19. gone off the deep end long ago

Al Gore's biggest mistake, there he is.
Pride of PNAC, their man in the DLC.
Joe Lieberman - professional asshole,
please switch parties so you can be seen for the fuckstick you are.

No, I have no point, just :kick:ing the I-hate-Lieberman thread.

[Algorem]

6. saw Lieberman on Fox's Sunday whoreshow a couple o years ago

being interviewed from a remote location,they were showing him before the interview he had his eyes down reading and his face was twitching all over very bizarrely,I wish I had it on tape,there is something very twisted about him,probably that he is a religiously insane guilt-freak

[PROUDNWLIBERAL]

7. What's a Lieberman

Senator Lieberman = Dennis Miller

[ooglymoogly]

8. have you seen dennis miller hawking net zero...puke

[KansDem]

9. OK, Joe, you want to volunteer to work a polling place?

I didn't think so...:eyes:

[Forkboy]

11. All Iraq needs is a little Joementum

and peace and flowers will come a'rollin in!

[diamond14]

12. Lieberman WANTS hundreds of Iraqis to be KILLED at the polls

in addition, it angers me that he pretends to be conducting OUR Government business, at OUR expense, when in reality, Lieberman went to Tel Aviv on HOLIDAY and to visit with his relatives....

someone should ask what this lieberman junket is costing the American taxpayers....

[saracat]

16. Ugh! Holy Joe, praying at the Temple no doubt as he helps Bush

bring forward the "rapture". Do they make an exception for Joe,do you think? Seeing as he helped and all?

[Solly Mack]

13. The election'll go forward. People will continue to die and

it will be called a success by our government.

Won't matter how many polling places blow up. Won't matter how many are gunned down while attempting to vote...won't matter how many are too afraid to get near a polling place. Won't matter if just 10 people vote...won't matter if they have to hire people to vote...

In America, that's defined as success these days....and some Americans will eat it up and praise the efforts of George W. Bush.

and that's OUR reality.

[Robbien]

20. Exactly. Just a repeat of what happened in Afghanistan

They got a picture of a lady posing at the voting poll. All the so called liberal media declared what a great thing this was. The BushCo backed candidate won. Victory declared.

The fighting and death and the drugs are the same as before.

[Zhade]

23. Remember Karzai's "you can vote more than once if you want" speech?

TOTAL sham.

And Holy Joe should realize (and likely DOES) that he offered up perhaps the worst possible symbolism by calling from where he did.

Oy.

[Chicago Democrat]

14. I say we have the elections and then LEAVE!

I have cried over too many deaths!

I AM SICK OF THIS WAR!

Put the Ayatolla Sistani in charge and then FUCKING LEAVE!!

If they fuck with the oil we can always bomb them later...what a fucked up situation. The US has been total stooges for Iran and Israel...

[leesa]

15. "If they fuck with the oil we can always bomb them later..."

It's THEIR oil. What kind of human being are you??

I suspect Bush wants exactly what YOU want.

[Chicago Democrat]

22. That was said with sarcasm.. sorry if I wasnt more plane.

:)

[apple_ridge]

17. Who cares what that RW freak says? He is just another

mouthpiece to spread the lies of this admin.

I'm still pssed that Gore chose him for his running mate.

[aikido15]

18. Lieberman....

SHUT UP, JUST SHUT UP!

[warrens]

21. Rodney Dangerfield voice

I'll tell ya, Baghdad is so tough, I asked a dying cop with half his stomach blown out how long it would take to get to the polling booth. He said, I dunno, nobody ever made it.

badoom

The insurgents' football team is so tough, when they sack the quarterback, they go after his family next.

rimshot

etc, etc

[Been Fishing]

25. Like your humor...

it's funny in a sarcastic way.

[Barkley]

30. Ha, ha, ha...

Very wicket and clever.

Thanks warrens!

You made me smile and laugh!

[d_b]

24. There have to be "elections"

so they can say "iraq had elections"

Allawi in a landslide, no doubt.

[magellan]

26. Yeah, Allawi will get a "mandate"

...even though 1/4 of the Iraqi population refuses or won't be able to vote. But it'll still be a fair and democratic election, dammit!

[Swamp Rat]

27. Wannabe Lizard

[Moloch]

36. Do you have one for Zell Miller?

nt

[Swamp Rat]

38. One of my first:

[Barkley]

28. This just shows that the elections are not for the Iraqis but Americans

We have the need to feel that our actions have helped bring civilization to these "backwards/ inferior" people.

How else can you justify killing 100,000 people that no posed threat to America?

The Spanairds did the same to the Native Americans when they came to America in search of gold.

It was Christianity that the heathens needed and the gold the Spainards needed.

Today, its democracy the heathens need and oil that Americans need.

True democracy is incompatable with US strategic and economic interests in the middle east.

[deacon2]

29. I think it was the fried twinkie he ate in F9/11

I heard those things were laced with GOP kool-aide... but that might just be more of that "internets" conspiracy stuff.

[catgirl]

31. We need to fire him!

Or at least send him "shut up" letters.

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[VegasWolf]

33. If LIEberman says it, then it's definitely the wrong course to take. eom

[Pithy Cherub]

34. Geez, we are exporting joementum now...

joementum gone global. :eyes:

[MisterP]

35. will you "accept" the Chancellorship to oppose the bureaucrats?