Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"We ought to be supporting them. This regime in Tehran is hopeless."

"What does a promise from the United States of America mean, particularly if it comes under local political pressure and the promise is reneged?"

"I recall, early in this administration, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and his warning to our Government that then- Prime Minister Maliki was, quote, 'not our friend,' but, rather, an Iranian sympathiz..."

"Well, I'll start at the beginning. First, thank you for the fact that the defense authorization bill has some components to it that really move in a direction that we would want."