Brownback Knocks Down Lieberman Claim That Iraq Resolutions ‘Encourage The Enemy’

[CatWoman]

This morning on Fox News, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) echoed the Bush administration and claimed that people who oppose escalation in Iraq are emboldening terrorists. “It will discourage our troops, who we’re asking to carry out this new plan, and it will encourage the enemy,” Lieberman said.

Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS), who announced on Friday he will support Sen. John Warner’s (R-VA) anti-escalation resolution, pointed out the obvious: “I don’t see this enemy as needing any more emboldening or getting it from any resolution. They’re emboldened now.”

Full transcript:

LIEBERMAN: I fear that while this resolution is non-binding and, therefore, will not affect the implementation of the plan, it will do two things that can be harmful, which is that it will discourage our troops, who we’re asking to carry out this new plan, and it will encourage the enemy, because as General Petraeus said to our committee, war is a test of wills, and you don’t want your enemy to be given any hope.



BROWNBACK: I don’t — I don’t see this enemy as needing any more emboldening or getting it from any resolution. They’re emboldened now. I was there two weeks ago in Iraq. I was in Baghdad. I was in northern Iraq. This is a very aggressive situation. You have sectarian violence of Sunni and Shia. I was in the Kurdish area. They were talking about we have to get the Sunni and Shia together. I talked with the head of the Kurdish group. He said he wouldn’t vote for more troops because you have to first force the Sunni and Shia to sit down and talk about a political accommodation and that’s not happening.

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/28/brownback-knocks-down-lieberman-claim-that-iraq-resolutions-encourage-the-enemy/

[salin]

1. head spinning

surreal times aren't they?

[CatWoman]

2. LOL

YUP!!!!

:rofl:

[salin]

12. should Joe

start practicing Linda Purl (sp) special effects - as a way in the future to explain his behavior?

[CatWoman]

13. I think Joe just needs to STFU

:)

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

3. Which "enemy" is that, Joe?

Al-Queda?
The Shi'a?
The Sunnis?
Iran?
Syria?
Hamas?

Or, is it

The American and Iraqi people who don't want more war?

[DainBramaged]

4. Ex Governor Blowback is a hard-core con-job

I listened to him on Press the meat and he is no way a moderate, in spite of his lies. He is anti-woman, Pro-Jesus and everyone else can go to hell. He raised all of the "sin" taxes in Missouri and burdened his already over-taxed lower and middle class there. Oh yes, and he is anti-gay to the extreme. Lying scum.

he is scum. He will not be America's choice in 2008 in spite of his middle of the road bullshit.

(edit for more negatives about Sammy Blowback)

[katsy]

14. You've just listed all the reasons brownback would be the perfect

republic nominee!


It'll be a Democratic slide to victory.


:rofl:

[DainBramaged]

17. You HAVE to watch Press The meat on CNBC or on MSNBC

Timmy just NAILED him this morning. I think Timmy turned over a new leaf with being made for the fool by Dickhead Chinney.

[katsy]

18. I missed it.

What happened?

[CatWoman]

19. I missed it too

however you can see the show in its entirety on the msnbc.com website.

[katsy]

20. Thanks CatWoman! nt

[DainBramaged]

21. Timmy just called Blowback on everything he's said denying him the middle of the road.

On MSNBC the whole show. He is a 100% bigot Con-job hater. Anti-woman, anti-gay, anti-middle class.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

5. Now the key question is whether "anti-surge" Repubs like Hagel or Brownback can

rip off a couple of early primary wins.

If they can, and start to look like a winner, this will make for an interesting national dialogue and media coverage.

[WillyT]

6. Wow... That Has To Be A New Low For Lieberman !!!

When Brownback makes more sense than Holy Joe, you know Joe's in Wonderland.

:crazy::hi::crazy:

[CatWoman]

7. exactomundo!!!

:hi:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

8. What's too funny/sad is that Gen. Petraeus' statement that Lieberman cited, was a statement

that Lieberman squeezed out of him with his own leading question in the first place (emboldening enemy etc.).

[JerseygirlCT]

9. We've fallen down the rabbit hole

SAM BROWNBECK?

That certifiable whack job?

And we're depending on him to be the voice of reason.

This is screwed up.

Count on Joe to be a toady. But for Bush to be losing even such hard-core totalitarians as Brownbeck... wow.

[halobeam]

10. Signs of strange times for sure

On Fox news, a republican knocks down a turn-coat Dem (now I), for saying a republican talking point.

Just weird.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

11. Sometimes I think Lieberman comes up with stuff like this just to goof on other Dems.

[asjr]

15. Who and what is Joe Lieberman? He ran

as a Democrat, votes Republican and when he lost the Democratic primary he was arrogant enough to become I for Independent. I think he became an I for idiot. Joe got a do-over! There are many on the Hill who are less than honest, but I think Joe gets the trophy.

[CatWoman]

16. I'm hoping the good CT citizens recall this asshole

[salin]

22. an AP report refered to him as Joe Lieberman (I Conn)

conman Joe.