Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"the Kerry-Lugar bill that is I think being considered by the Senate represents the kind of sustained substantial commitment that we're talking about--I think it's 5 years, $1.5 billion."

"Iran's actions and rhetoric have in fact prompted our partners in the Gulf to seek closer relationships than we have had with some of these nations in some decades."

"This is a remarkable people, with a remarkable history."

"One of the lessons we learned painfully in Iraq is that numbers matter."