Senate Proceeding on Sep 16th, 2009 :: 8:27:10 to 8:29:34
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8:27:10 to 8:27:30( Edit History Discussion )

Joseph Lieberman: dsh i thank the senator. i rise and soon will be joined by my collgues from arizona and south carolina, senators mccain and graham to speak about the war in afghanistan. mr. president, for the first time since 9/11, a national debate

8:27:10 to 8:29:34( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Joseph Lieberman

8:27:31 to 8:27:53( Edit History Discussion )

Joseph Lieberman: future of our fight in afghanistan. this is appropriate. whenever our nation sends our brave men and women in uniform into harm's way, it is both natural and necessary that we should have a vigorous national conversation about why we are doing so. whether it is necessary for our national security and what the

8:27:54 to 8:28:14( Edit History Discussion )

Joseph Lieberman: right strategy is to achieve our objectives. the truth is we have not had such a debate since the that we made unanimously to go into afghanistan after 9/11 to overthrow the taliban, which had given safe haven to al qaeda, which planned and trained for the attacks on us from afghanistan.

8:28:15 to 8:28:35( Edit History Discussion )

Joseph Lieberman: the most direct answer to the question of why we are fighting in afghanistan and why we must succeed there is exactly that: afghanistan is where the attacks of 9/11 originated, where al qaeda made its sanctuary under the taliban and where the same taliban is on the offensive

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Joseph Lieberman: today in afghanistan and has seized the initiative with the clear aim of gaining control of all of afghanistan or major parts of it and once again providing sanctuary for al qaeda. it remains self-evidently a clear, vital national interest

8:28:57 to 8:29:17( Edit History Discussion )

Joseph Lieberman: of the united states to prevent this from happening. it afghanistan may seem geographically remote, we found out on 9/101 in this modern technological wor spaces are passed over quickly

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Joseph Lieberman: that it is not remote when it comes to the safety and security of the american people. afghanistan is in the heart of a region in which we have critical national interests. the fact is afghanistan and pakistan are today at the