Lieberman: Afghanistan Could Turn Into Post-WWII Germany Being Overrun By Nazis

One of the chief proponents for increasing U.S. force levels in Afghanistan argued on Thursday that to pursue any lesser strategy would be the equivalent of appeasing a theoretical rebirth of Nazism in the aftermath of World War II.

Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), one of Congress' most hawkish members, made the odd historical analogy during an interview with Fox News' Neil Cavuto. Urging President Barack Obama to follow the advice of his military commanders on the ground - who have called for an additional 40,000 U.S. troops -- the Independent-Democrat dismissed the notion that there was any parallel between the Afghan war (now in its eight year) and Vietnam.

"Unlike Vietnam," said Lieberman. "Afghanistan is a place from which America was attacked on 9/11. And if we pull out or try a strategy that doesn't work, those who attacked us will regain that country. That is unthinkable."

"It's more like, and I hate to use the analogy, it is like the Second World War," he went on. "Shortly after it was over, if the Nazis began to form again and tried to take back Germany from a new democratic government, what would we have done? We would not have stood by and let it happen!"

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/24/lieberman-afghanistan-lik_n_299185.html

The man has no shame.

He hasn't peeped about Obama being compared to Hitler and using the idology of Facism.

Looks like old Joe has shares in the pipeline....

in the first place. The Nazis were beaten and their country was a shambles.

he should STFU

The very idea that the collection of disgruntled Pashtuns tribesman and a few allies among other remote village tribes and a handful of marginalized Arab supporters who comprise the Talaban - were ever remotely comparable to industrial and massively armed Nazi Germany on the brink of world domination - is just so loony -

I wonder if he realizes just how batshit crazy he sounds?

will someone put LIEberman the Idiot back in his box please. :puke:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

:P

him here in CT.

look at Jim DeMint and Lindsey Graham. The twins of the apocalypse.

South Carolina...the home of the most idiotic of all Rethugs. You got Sanford and Wilson from there too. I feel for you.

He's making less and less sense daily.

after nearly overrunning Eurasia with its mighty armies, could once again become a threat to civilization.

Any Muslims I don't like are Nazis....

You think that all those party members just disappeared?