Lieberman Heaps Praise On Obama For Afghan Policy, Al-Arabiya Interview

Lieberman Heaps Praise On Obama For Afghan Policy, Al-Arabiya Interview

January 29, 2009 02:58 PM

In a speech at the Brookings Institute on Thursday, Sen. Joseph Lieberman praised the new commander-in-chief for his commitment to deploying more armed forces to Afghanistan, saying he was confident in Obama's position and the team charged with its execution.

"He has made it very clear that this is a war he intends to win and he has moved swiftly to take command of it. He has not wavered in his pledge to deploy more troops to the region. In fact, the first new brigade combat team is deploying there right now," said the Connecticut independent. "The combination of Dick Holbrooke and David Petraeus working under Bob Gates and Hillary Clinton is not something I would bet against."

"This is a remarkably talented team," he concluded.

Lieberman continued to gush about the president's actions later, suggesting that the interview Obama gave to al-Arabiya -- the first of his presidency -- sent fear down the spines of terrorist leaders.

"I thought the president was superb in that interview, it was very important that he did this as his first interview after he took office, that he spoke to the Muslim world," said Lieberman. "I think now he has people hiding out in the caves and the Fatah worrying that he might be their worst nightmare. I certainly hope so."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/29/lieberman-heaps-praise-on_n_162271.html

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shit what he thinks anymore. I guess he feels the pressure since his term is up in the mid-term cycle this time.