Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"I worry... that nations, particularly dictatorial nations, when they are in domestic difficulty... very often look to generate an international crisis."

"I think the problem with isolating them now and not talking to the government at all is that it probably weakens our ability to be effective in opposing them."

"The United States is now in a stronger position to argue convincingly for a more tough-minded international approach to the Iran nuclear issue."

"If no serious response is forthcoming by then, the United States and the other countries would have every right to turn to draconian economic and financial sanctions."