Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"I think Marjah is an opening salvo. It is a first step. It is designed to begin to create that shift in momentum."

"I appreciate that, and I appreciate your answer. I think we've learned as we've gone to Pakistan a lot and talked to our people there, that this is a mixed picture with the ISI, and that's saying some..."

"State-sponsored WMD programs and extremists seeking to acquire such weapons pose a grave threat to our allies and interests."

"We have to both maintain the peacefulness of the relationship, but a clarity and an honesty in our relations with the Chinese."