In his opinion piece in the WaPo today, Independent Senator from Connecticut Joe Lieberman says the *gasp!* V-Word!  He’s so over the line he’s, he’s . . . why, he’s trans-neoconic!  If you’ve no better source of entertainment today, you can watch the sinistrosphere go ballistic over the temerity of the man.

In Iraq today we have a responsibility to do what is strategically and morally right for our nation over the long term—not what appears easier in the short term. The daily scenes of death and destruction are heartbreaking and infuriating. But there is no better strategic and moral alternative for America than standing with the moderate Iraqis until the country is stable and they can take over their security. Rather than engaging in hand-wringing, carping or calls for withdrawal, we must summon the vision, will and courage to take the difficult and decisive steps needed for success and, yes, victory in Iraq. That will greatly advance the cause of moderation and freedom throughout the Middle East and protect our security at home.

If he runs for president, I think he’s got my vote.

UPDATE: Greenwald: Joe In the Zionists’ Pockets

[T]he absolutely most insane idea ever is to try to expand “our war” to include Iran. So what would motivate Lieberman to do this?

Initially, it must be emphasized that whatever his reason is, it has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the sentiments expressed by Israel’s newest cabinet minister, Avigdor Lieberman (whose duties include strategic affairs and Iran) when he visited the U.S. earlier this month and gave an interview to The New York Times:

“Our first task is to convince Western countries to adopt a tough approach to the Iranian problem,” which he called “the biggest threat facing the Jewish people since the Second World War.” [Minister] Lieberman insisted that negotiations with Iran were worthless: “The dialogue with Iran will be a 100-percent failure, just like it was with North Korea.”

Joe Lieberman’s desire for the U.S. to view itself as being at war with Iran also has nothing whatsoever to do with this:

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday compared Iran’s nuclear ambitions and threats against Israel with the policies of Nazi Germany and criticized world leaders who maintain relations with Iran’s president. . . .

Israel has identified Iran as the greatest threat to the Jewish state. Israel’s concerns have heightened since the election of Iran’s hard-line president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who frequently calls for the destruction of Israel and has questioned whether the Nazi genocide of 6 million Jews took place.

“We hear echoes of those very voices that started to spread across the world in the 1930s,” Olmert said in his speech at the Yad Vashem memorial.

What would a patriot do?  Bend over, apparently.  Certainly Senator Lieberman cannot have the best interests of this country at heart when he writes this sort of thing.  I mean, it’s almost 180 degrees from what St. Jimmah tells us.  I mean, what is he?  Absolutely insane?

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