Joe Lieberman: If We Don't Act Preemptively Yemen Will Be Tomorrow's War
Has this man ever found a war he didn't love or a country he didn't mind saber rattling against? From Fox News Sunday, Holy Joe thinks we need to be acting 'preemptively' in Yemen, whatever that means. And of course he agrees with wingnut Pete Hoekstra that we shouldn't close Gitmo.
WALLACE: We’ve got about a minute left and I want to ask you both a quick question about Yemen.
This is not the first time that we have seen possible ties between Yemen and terrorism. We’ve got the U.S. with Obama attacking -- air strikes in Yemen. On the other hand, the Obama administration sent six Guantanamo detainees back to Yemen.
Your thoughts about Yemen and what the U.S. role should be, attitude should be, towards that country?
HOEKSTRA: Yemen is a hot spot. We need to do everything we can to work with that government. We have about 90 Yemenis left in Gitmo. They should stay there. They should not go back to Yemen. If they go back to Yemen, we will very soon find them back on the battlefield going after Americans and other western interests.
WALLACE: And, Senator Lieberman, final 30 seconds?
LIEBERMAN: Well, I agree with Pete on this. I know the president made a promise that he’d close Guantanamo because of what it represented in world opinion.
But today it’s a first-class facility. It’s way above what’s required by the Geneva Convention or our Constitution. It would be a mistake to send these 90 people back to Yemen, because based on the past of what’s happened when we’ve released people from Guantanamo, a certain number of them have gone back into the fight against us.
Yemen now becomes one of the centers of that fight. I was in Yemen in August. And we have a growing presence there, and we have to, of Special Operations, Green Berets, intelligence. We’re working well with the government of President Saleh there.
I leave you with this thought that somebody in our government said to me in the Sana’a, the capital of Yemen. Iraq was yesterday’s war. Afghanistan is today’s war. If we don’t act preemptively, Yemen will be tomorrow’s war. That’s the danger we face.
with every nation on earth.
Hey, Joe - how's about YOUR kids enlisting?
Terry C - NJ
LIEberman can take his sorry ass to Yemen
and fight this war himself. what a sack
of sh*t.
insurance industry.
And he knows so much how? Consider the source!
really? We've seen how that Somalia thing worked out. Joe's pushing for a major embarrassment for Obama. Like we don't already have secret hit squads in Yemen already. He just wants something made public that might make Obama look bad. He seems to forget that Obama campaigned for him against Lamont. Ungrateful little bitch.
is intended to be a factual statement
With the drug cartels and all the weapons coming from the US. All the killing going on around the border and all through Mexico.
All the heroin and meth and all kinds of other stuff.
The money laundering.
Shit. Mexico could be seen as more of a threat to national security.
All it will take is one jet to go down caused by the cartels.
And BOOM! War with Mexico. We probably wouldn't be directly at war with the Mexican govt(then again, the cartels are everywhere) so we'd probably end up sending troops into Mexico to help them fight the cartels. So? What do you think Joe? Should we preemptively bomb Mexico City?
What is your conceptual, continuity?
lieberman won't declare war on the drug
cartels in mexico, because he would lose
the botox injections for his ass.....
without them you would not be able to
tell which set of cheeks he is talking
out of.
what does it matter which set of cheeks is talking?
Joe! MOVE TO ISRAEL! That's the country you serve, so MOOOOVE there, dammit!
Nice going. That's insane. Completely insane.
Who's next?
What is your conceptual, continuity?
As part of that action, I'm sure Lieberman feels we need to reinforce Israel with more weapons and aid.
Vote GOP and move forward to the 18th Century.
Good point, L&P!
I guess McCain was at home going through his old Beach Boys albums trying to find one he could use to sing about bombing Yemen. I guess now the holy trinity of Lieberman, Graham and McCain have given up on getting to bomb Iran.
Lieberman is the forever poop in the punch bowl. He will even dive into any empty one if it will get someone's attention.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
It sickens me how short memories are sometimes. This man is no leader, he should just stfu.
Is it the 21st century yet?
Can anybody tell me why Lieberman should hold any Senate position aside from Chairman of the Subcommittee on Shutting the Hell Up?
joe LIEberman has the obscene audacity to show his face on Television. What a Republican!
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
Love how these ignorant old cowards cavalierly throw around the war word.
But i don't see LIEberman on the battle field. Does LIEberman really think we believe he is ready to go across the world and die for his idea? Or does LIEberman think dying for your country is for someone else to do on LIEberman's behalf.
The path to peace is through peaceful means LIEberman. Now get off my Television set!
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
He and most of these thugs are damn chickenhawks.
Is it the 21st century yet?
MyLeftNutmeg says, "Joseph I. Lieberman, 61 - Received student deferments from 1961 through 1967 while at Yale and Yale Law School. After finishing law school, received a parental deferment with his wife pregnant."
... Yemen would be today's war.
Corruption favors the wealthy.
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already invaded Yemen. I bet Lieberman is just "preparing" everyone for what has already happened.
I mean, after all, the flight originated from there. I can hear the Neo-clowns now: BOMB THE DUTCH!!!
Nah, with the Neo-clowns ability to aim, it ought to be any country with a large Lesbian population that should worry. You know, what's the difference to the Neo-clowns if it's an "i" or a "y" in dike?
They proved it in the Middle East: Iraq? Iran? What's the difference???
Get a room.
Did he mention what would be the war of the day after tomorrow?
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
... but that may have been yesterday's.
Corruption favors the wealthy.
Bomb Yemen, kill a bunch of goat herders and their families, enrage the Muslim world further, create more support for Jihadists.
Is Lieberman on a retainer from Al-Qaeda?
Yes. I believe so. He gets it from the Chaney gang too. The Al-Quaeda and the Cheney's are the worst offenders and LIEberman of coarse. It takes two to tango with radicals and LIEberman always has his dancing shoes on. LIEberman is a great promoter of conflict, but he won't be around to clean up the bodies will he?
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
Is there money in it for him? If there is, count him in big time. Can they pay him more than the insurance companies can?
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
Uncle Martin is a fraud.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
fight em over here!
won't quit until most of the world is blown away by now?
Eisenhower warned us of this beast and all evidence since bears it out.
I guess everyone has figured out that the Warmongers won't quit until most of the world is blown away by now?
Well maybe you're right...
Buchanan is out there today waving his arms again, demanding everyone be angry. This man is no Christian just for starters. but what's worse is this man is a trouble maker! He is fanning the flames of terrorism and we should figure out how to make it stop [without curtailing mr. Buchanan's rights in the process - a right he is not willing to reciprocate to others].
I'm guessing POX will turn this 23 year old Nigerian religious Martyr boy into the big powerful Martyr man he wanted to be. I won't be watching because whatever they come up with will be counter-productive - of that we should be sure. POX will do whatever they need to to make matters worse.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
"Iraq was yesterday’s war. Afghanistan is today’s war."
That's funny. I thought that Afghanistan was the day before yesterday's war. Does that mean Iraq will be coming around again, maybe the day after tomorrow?
that his sponsors make lots of money from these wars, so he wants to keep 'em coming, and keep the blood flowing out into the desert sands.
What about Somalia?? How many millions, if not billions of dollars in ransoms from how many different companies and countries have been paid to the 'pirates' who infest and run that country? No one seems to care about that little corner of the world. What does our Government think they are doing with all that scratch, building mansions and swimming pools?? If they are looking to invade another country invade one that you know for where the bad guys are. Somalia would be at the top of my list. Besides, what's wrong with our 'buddies' in Saudi Arabia?? Yemen is right next door to them. Maybe they should put all that military hardware they got from us to good use, other than just in turn giving to the terrorists to use against our interests?
It's part of the plan anyway, whatever gets us to WWIII
Government + the Federal Reserve = organized crime
"As far as the USA is concerned, I think we have more to worry about from Mexico than Afghanistan. In 2009, the Mexican government slipped ever deeper into impotence against the giant criminal cartels there. As the Cantarell oil field waters out, revenue from Pemex to the national government will wither away and so will the government's ability to control anything there. The next president of Mexico may be an ambitious gangster straight out of the drug cartels, Pancho Villa on steroids."
Must decriminalize drugs. Then Mexico will be on the road to recovery.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
Oh wait! This was on POX Theatre. whew! i thought perhaps it was on a real news show.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
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We're freaking NUTS!
Pretty much!
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Uh okay . . And may I ask what lunatic asylum you people came from?
Someone's been letting the boys in the Pentagon play just a leeeeeetle too much Left 4 Dead.
They certainly act like lunatics!
I'm waiting for an official decision on this from Ms Palin. Can she see Yemen from any room in her house?
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
I'm sure Ms. Palin can see Yemen from her house, since where she lives, the Earth is flat.
Yewomen too. You betcha.
"Folks, this is not your father's Republican Party."
Joe Biden
She can see stupid in her mirror.
Vote GOP and move forward to the 18th Century.
Here we go again , Yemen and that "mushroom cloud" . Despicable F'ers , no lower life forms on the planet ! I get frustrated with Obama and the Dems but thank God that the Repugs / neocon lunatics are not in the White House and other than their lying and obstructing are for all practical purposes powerless right now .
"The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all."
dudes, Joe is irrelevant
if we say so
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9BGLtqqkVI
your name's Lebowski, Lebowski... and your wife is Bunny
Ten civilians, mostly school children, have been killed during Western military operations in eastern Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai's office said Monday, citing "initial reports".
We need Lieberman to make us some war calendars so we can know which war is where and when. You know, kinda like the bush administration made us that infamous deck of cards.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
calender.
Mr. February
http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Enterta...
It's too close to dinner time to think about what that might look like. If Lieberman were in it naked ................excuse me, I'll be right back.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
Really Joe?? You think we need to bog ourselves down in yet another war when we don't have the troops or money to fight the two we're already in. All I can say is thank God McCain didn't win the election, or we'd have a war monger in chief with good ole Leibertraitor right at his side egging him on.
Didn't his sainted Jewish mama ever teach him to finish what's on his plate before any dessert?
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
I wouldn't call the moron "holy", that might encourage the reptile he's actually entitled to pursue conflicts in the name of religion.
Is it the 21st century yet?
Is there any real difference between a preemptive strike and an unjustified attack?
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
With Iraq as a prime example, the answer would be no.
Is it the 21st century yet?
Neither the Mexicans nor Dutch need fear Holy Joe. They aren't Muslim countries. Joe has a genocidal hard-on for the Muslim world. He'd kill 'em all if he could. And he's well-paid for that stance, as well.
Those messikins haven't had a good beat down from the old USofA
since Black Jack Pershing had a harder time finding Pancho's Villa than we had finding the weapons in Saddam's palaces.
And the Dutch, they better do a better job of airport screening or their dikes or going to make New Orleans look like a faucet drip compared to what they got coming.
"Folks, this is not your father's Republican Party."
Joe Biden
"I leave you with this thought that somebody in our government said to me in the Sana’a, the capital of Yemen. Iraq was yesterday’s war. Afghanistan is today’s war. If we don’t act preemptively, Yemen will be tomorrow’s war. That’s the danger we face."
Can't help but notice Joe doesn't say which "somebody in our government" said that? Well, here's a clue:
http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2009/0...
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"Folks, this is not your father's Republican Party."
Joe Biden
joe exists to represent the nation of israel. any muslim nation that he can get america to go to war with is a win for him.
americans are like sheep when israel speaks americans jump.
now give credit to israel they are ten times smarter than most americans.
spend some time in a mall or wal mart and find out just how dumbed down americans really are when it comes to world affairs.
the price of ignorance: you are looking at it when you look at america and its future.
uh, Joe? we were acting preemptively in Yemen when we had John P. O'Neil investigating the Cole bombing. And what happened to him?
Oh yeah, that's right. Your buddy, Bush, removed him from his post (replacing him with nobody) and he died in the World Trade Center trying to defend us from the terrorists George was too busy being on vacation to be bothered with.
I'm sorry, why does anyone support the bullshit repug party?
CNN is going on about "new attempts to kill Americans".
Nice going CNN [NOT!] - but very insecure of you, you must be really concerned about your ratings.
Didn't the young Martyr try to kill Nigerians mostly?
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
Let me get this straight.
If we don't start a war with Yemen today, then we risk having to go to war with them tomorrow?
Impeccable logic there, Holy Joe.
* There are two types of Republicans: millionaires and suckers.
"Mugsy's Rap Sheet": Recording history for those who seek to rewrite it.
Ya, the Cheney doctrine is insane. By the same doctrine both Cheney and LIEberman should be detained indefinitely, as serious threats to the safety and security of America in the modern world.
Then Cheney should be gently "encouraged" to tell us absolutely everything he can about his plans to rule the world, so we can be prepared the next time some creep like Cheney tries it again.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
he's never loved any war enough to put his own droopy ass in the line of fire. He only loves war when others fight.
Give him a weapon of his choice, body armor if he doesn't mind carrying the extra weight around, and transportation to the next pre-emptive battleground.
"In theory theory and practice are alike. In practice they are very different."
But the US is ALREADY at war in Yemen, along with the Saudis, providing logistics and fire power to the Yemeni Govt to put down an uprising of Shias backed by Iran.
Source? Al Jazeera ..
Yemen conflict raises Gulf tensions - 15 Nov 09
Al Qaeda in Yemen says it is fighting the US - 22 Dec 09
When will government of the people, by the politicians, for the corporations perish from this Earth?
Not soon enough!
next time some "public official" starts whining about a few cops being killed, remind them that it's not a problem because it was just a preemptive strike against potential terrorists.
Can holy joe pre-evacuate
His bowels?
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
already bombing Yemen.
If 'lil Billy were ticketed in the seat (big what if, for a first class fool) next to the Nigerian Cigarette Lighter what would he be?
Frank Zappa - Make A Jazz Noise Here
'nuff said
Uncle Martin go home, and take your spaceship with you!
...well, at least drop down those antennae and take a listen to what the people are saying.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
wants the United States to go to war in the Middle East. This is the disguised way Traitor Joe wants the U.S. to weaken the Middle East for the sake of Israel's protection & safety. That's why he is such a war monger about Iran & Afghanistan- he wants to waste the young lives of U.S. soldiers, U.S. money & other resources so Israel doesn't have to use theirs. I consider this man an anti American traitor. He should be expelled from our Sentate before he does any more damage to our military & our country. If he wants to be a representative for Israel,let him move there - and take his wife "Hadassa" with him. They are both disgusting.
Woody McBreairty
And let him stay there.
Terry C - NJ
america is currently supporting yemen in taking out al quiada...there are cia operatives in country, and we are supplying their military with the tech and intel on al quaida cells
The US has been bombing Yemen for a while now.
This obviously calls for unleashing a little "Shock and Awe" on Yemeni civilians. This was an Act of War, not some isolated crime committed by a crazy, incompetent doofus!
And btw, just how certain are we that Mexico isn't somehow involved....?
This idiot wants the US at war with every country on earth.
Hey, Joe - send YOUR kids.
Terry C - NJ
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