Iran Nuclear Watch: Lieberman Repeats Call for Military Action Against Iran

Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, wearing special glasses, tries out the controls in a flight simulator that duplicates the air-to-air refueling controls of the proposed Boeing KC-767 Advanced Tanker aircraft, at the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft jet engine plant in East Hartford, Conn., Friday, June 15, 2007, as Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., also wearing the special glasses, watches. Lieberman and Rell were at a rally at the jet engine plant to support the Boeing-Pratt & Whitney team in the U.S. Air Force’s KC-X Tanker Competition.

Lieberman Repeats Calls For Military Action In Iran

Sen. Joe Lieberman repeated his call Friday for the United States to use â€œlimited military actionâ€ against Iranian camps suspected of being used to train and equip terrorists who are killing coalition troops in Iraq.

Speaking to reporters after an appearance at a rally supporting jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney’s competition for a military contract, Lieberman said U.S. diplomatic efforts are important, but military action also must be an option.

Military action should be limited to halting Iranian training of terrorism, not to eliminate possible nuclear sites, though force could also stem Iran’s nuclear ambitions, he said.

â€œIf we don’t figure out first through diplomacy and, if necessary, through limited military action how to stop the Iranians from killing Americans and our Arab allies today it’s going to be impossible for us to do what everybody in both parties and all ideologies say we have to do tomorrow, which is to stop them from getting nuclear weapons,â€ he said.

â€œIran has effectively begun to carry out military action against American soldiers and a lot of our allies in the Arab world and if we just sit back they’re going to continue to move forward,â€ he said. â€œThey’re going to take it as a sign of weakness.â€

Lieberman first raised the issue of military strikes on Sunday. He said Friday he did so to introduce the matter into policy discussions in Washington and â€œto ask everybody to open their eyes to what’s happening elsewhere in the Middle East.â€

Agreed and like Lieberman said the first time.

Now, if the Bush White House would only stop their focus on illegal immigration and pay attention to Iran.

The United States is in a “PROXY WAR” and needs to bitch slap the Iranians, including their nuclear facilities.

Apparently, there is some debate within the White House about an Iran strategy.

The time is now, Mr. President.

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