Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"It's an important national debate that has to happen here in Congress and hopefully throughout the country."

"Afghanistan was the central front of the war on terrorism, a war of necessity we could not muddle through."

"if we just send trainers and don't send more combat troops... then I believe the Afghan people... are going to decide we're essentially on our way out."

"Isn't it true that any effort to break away local Taliban... requires us similarly to convince those local Taliban that we're committed to this fight?"