Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"The security begins at the target and emanates outward, not with the expanse of the ocean."

"These are criminals and if we treat this criminal activity as being attributable to poverty, we're going to be ineffective in dealing with it."

"It does have costs. We have to find a way to increase the responsibility of the private shipping business to self-protect here."

"We in the United States I believe need a clearly stated policy with respect to these sorts of attacks on our flag vessels."