Lieberman Declares Mission Accomplished: ‘The Tide Has Turned In Iraq,’ ‘We Are Winning’

[babylonsister]

Lieberman Declares Mission Accomplished: ‘The Tide Has Turned In Iraq,’ ‘We Are Winning’


The U.S. military announced the death of six soldiers yesterday, “taking the number of deaths this year to 851 and making 2007 the deadliest year of the war for American troops.”

While the violence rages in Iraq, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) is ready to declare mission accomplished. Yesterday, speaking to an audience who greeted him with “warm applause,” Lieberman declared that the U.S. was turning the corner in Iraq:

“I’m proud to say that the tide has turned in Iraq and we’re winning that war,” Lieberman said. “And if we don’t let down our troops, they’re going to bring home a victory that will protect us here at home from today’s threat — totalitarian terrorist Islamism that’s trying to take our liberty from us.”

In reality, the U.S. is drifting further away from “victory.” In October, civilian deaths increased, according to statistics obtained by the Iraqi government. A recent report from the Special Inspector General for Iraq reconstruction last month found little prospect of “lasting” reconciliation in Iraq.

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http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/06/lieberman-winning-iraq/

[ixion]

1. driting away from victory, and even further away from liberty "here at home"

"here at home" has become something of an Orwellian nightmare, thanks to assclowns like LIEberman.

[VP505]

2. Thank you Joe,

now lets bring them home, since you know that the "tide is turning" and "we are winning" time to step up and get on board with ending the occupation. Oh, wait, I must have been dreaming there for a minute, crap, back to reality.

[Didereaux]

3. Strap Lieberman to a 'Patriot' missile and fire it at Bagdad! n/t

[marmar]

4. Krazy Uncle Joe has found the liquor cabinet again, I see....

:beer:

[Selatius]

5. Joe Lieberman is operating under the assumption that the troop surge can last indefinitely.

The surge can't last forever, and when the units rotate out, the Sunni and Shia militias will again fight each other.

[spanone]

6. the comedian joe lieberman

[angstlessk]

7. what the hell is 'the war' in Iraq??? killing people who do not like

their relatives being murdered, then become insurgents themselves, and a people who do not like being occupied and humiliated...are we winning 'that war'??

[TwilightGardener]

10. Yes, we are winning the war against citizens who don't take kindly to us

occupying their country. They must be crushed. Only the compliant and submissive are allowed to live. The rest are "terrorists" or "insurgents" or "the enemy".

[TwilightGardener]

8. Joe has no interest in "victory". Joe simply wants us to stay there and hit Iran

and guard Israel. Fuck you, Joe.

[Ganja Ninja]

9. Then Joe won't mind taking the position as Ambassador to Iraq.

[LeftishBrit]

12. Don't even suggest it!

It sounds just as improbable as, oh, I don't know, Tony Blair being appointed a peace envoy to the Middle East. Oh, wait...

[Cha]

14. lieman for Ambassador

to Iraq..Perfect!

[Hydra]

11. "totalitarian terrorist Islamism"

wow, three buzzwords in a row...must be serious! :sarcasm:

[OwnedByFerrets]

13. I will agree that one thing has worked....ethnic cleansing....nt

[Hydra]

15. True that

Genocide by proxy...expensive, but if we were doing it in the open, I suspect the outrage against the US would be without bounds.