Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"I firmly believe, however, that using economic pressure is far superior to the extreme alternatives of standing idly by."

"I continue to believe that President Obama was correct to not inject the United States into the middle of the Iranian domestic crisis right after the elections."

"I think that we can have a more complex strategy of negotiations combined with sanctions, of negotiations combined, as I think Senator Shelby said, with the threat of the use of force."

"Our bipartisan coalition sends an unambiguous message of unity, strength, and resolve to Iran and the rest of the world."