Lieberman: The United States Must Pre-Emptively Act In Yemen
What a great idea, Joe. Let’s start a third war we can’t afford and further piss off the world community. How did that Iraq thing work out for you?
Sen. Joseph Lieberman, (I-Conn) a renowned hawk and one of the foremost champions of the invasion of Iraq, warned on Sunday that the United States faced “danger” unless it pre-emptively acts to curb the rise of terrorism in Yemen.
“Somebody in our government said to me in 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,” Lieberman said, during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday”. “That’s the danger we face.”
The Connecticut Independent, who heads the Senate Committee on Homeland Security, made his remarks just days after a Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab — a Nigerian with apparent ties to terrorist networks in Yemen — failed in his attempt to blow up a plane above Detroit, Michigan.
December 28th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Chris Floyd says it well in his article:
“Instant Karma-New US War Target Gets Its Own Terror Icon” quote:
” Yemen-trained terrorists on the loose in American airplanes! At Christmas! Great googily moogily! It’s a good thing our boys are on the case over there right now, pounding the holy hell outta some of them Al Qaeder ragheads! And to think, a few pipsqueaky fifth columnists had been starting to wonder why we were killing dozens of innocent civilians on behalf of an authoritarian regime embroiled in a three-way civil war on the other side of the world.
Well, now they have their answer, by God! Alleged attempted terrorists allegedly trained in Yemen! What else do you need — a freaking warrant or something? We would obviously be justified in nuking that desert hell-hole and everybody in it! Just think of it — some guy with some kind of something on an airplane, right there in the Heartland! You gonna stand for that? Exterminate the brutes!”
December 28th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
When is this fool up for re-election. JOE! We’re tired of you already…. geez
Sage Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
I certainly wish Lieberman would go away.
December 29th, 2009 at 8:24 am
Perhaps the US already has made pre emptive strikes
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/18/launched-missile-strikes-al-qaeda-yemen-sources-say/?test=latestnews
There was not a lot of reporting on this.
Wizcon Reply:
December 29th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
@Wizcon, But also. This guy bought his ticket before the strike there. Al queada is saying that the bomber in detroit was in retaliation for the strike. Guess they didn’t keep a journal.
Sage Reply:
December 29th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
I saw that the other day. What’s up with that?
timesr Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
@Wizcon, From your link: “A Yemeni official contacted by ABC News insisted that the attacks were carried out by Yemen, not the United States. Yemeni forces also reportedly have targeted Al Qaeda in raids conducted at three locations.”
When Lieberman says “pre-emptively acts to curb the rise of terrorism in Yemen”, what exactly does he mean?
This whole “War on Terror” thing has been so botched from conception to now that its hard to see any solution. The f’ing neocons were quick to jump on the events of 911 to advance their vision of world dominantion…I just don’t know.
Sage Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
There should be some heads rolling at the CIA.
December 29th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Sounds like they want credit for anything anti American
Sage Reply:
December 29th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Yeah, it does.