Legal Commentary

Precedent: Lieberman Would Favor Action Against Syria

By Big Tent Democrat

Juan Cole take note, Lieberman would back US action in Syria:

Senate Homeland Security chairman Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said the U.S. should intervene to help Syrian protestors if officials there turn weapons on the public as took place in Libya on Fox News Sunday.

[. . .]"There's a precedent now that the world community has set in Libya and it's the right one," Lieberman said. "We're not going to stand by and allow this Assad to slaughter his people like his father did years ago and in doing so we're being consistent with our American values and we're also on the side of the Arab people who want a better chance for a decent life."

Full post as published by TalkLeft on March 27, 2011 (boomark / email).