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Sen. Joe Lieberman, (I-Conn.), on U.S. involvement in Libya and throughout the Middle East.
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So what are you want us involved in Libya is -- right you want us involved there.
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First -- what's happening in the Arab world that it is.
It is not just another us.
I believe it's a bit too big of Tunisia.
Egypt lived in Syria these are people breaking through who want.
Freedom and economic opportunity is this what they've done is the most significant repudiation of -- of al-Qaeda -- -- That's happened because these are the people who are Carter -- that it would have understood in -- they don't want any I would do they want freedom and economic opportunity.
Tunisia and Egypt -- peaceful revolution ended peacefully.
In the Libya could that be considered a good -- -- on people to retain power and it was very important for the world but just thus we can't do little.
Whether they doors and spent a lot of air permit and so it the deputy got to go in and you can't just order your own people work December quarter -- and have you stopped this.
Democratic uprising in the Arab world so.
You know I'm -- we're there and I hope he would have been -- can get the British pound before too long.
Or course where you have to sales to -- And Egypt where they apparently have -- bars to Muslim Brotherhood so and that and they cut him some of these other -- so here the real nightmare.
Well -- did hear anybody bush got a some of that nightmare in Iraq coming.
Now there you go the but you know who were sued somebody recently that -- is now leading the way toward democracy.
And the Arab world.
Are they are and you know there's that it had but these elections -- -- -- the multiparty government.
It's never going to be itself perfect maybe some bill will be but it's within suburban or those under Saddam Hussein.
The same is true have been Tunisia and the there are broke these people wanted to that the world -- footage stirred won the Canada were in Tunisia Indonesia.
At the end of there were that we met with a lower.
-- the people who Bolivia successful uprisings there -- in Tunisia.
A man and so it was toward the end of the meeting senators there's one American.
We more than any other American public to visit -- if you could possibly hope was gonna become wondered who of course.
What's it going to be Don -- such as the missile milk -- woes.
Mark Zuckerberg.
You have the FaceBook -- We were -- -- they were both its post surprise.
And -- -- you know he's command.
Through FaceBook.
Who gave us.
Without knowing he was giving us the weapons.
That we use and are peaceful.
Revolution to overthrow the dictator her husband was Beverly so that this is -- whole -- world breaking through.
It's not going to be a straight line and obviously it was going to be competition between.
Good guys and burgers but.
And that's where it.
We've detrimental to good good succeed over there because that'll that'll change.
The whole dynamic in the region of the we've been heavily invested in prolonged time in our direction of these people ought to be more like America and the -- -- compact -- And -- her arm out and I'm totally unrelated note to Protestant.
Regarding Israel and Tulsa they've launched a return to actually -- -- set to return to that.
-- 1967.
Borders nor did a deal.
To sell on Israel.
Well I thought it was a mistake for these president to make that statement.
Without having some buy -- to a buy.
Of the Israeli government on the eve.
Of the prime minister coming here BP because she -- -- -- -- -- a I've come very contentious.
But the situation well that's an element to them.
-- -- -- -- As particularly ultimately had to amend the -- the -- and what the president said about the borders was different -- was -- -- was different from where.
Presidents of so certainly -- the Clinton and George W.
Bush but the basic point here being that this is -- going to be.
This this disagreement between.
The Israelis and the Palestinians is only going to be settled by they have.
And right now that Israel is our feeling.
Very little confidence that they better negotiating partner first because there's such change.
In the Arab world as we just talked about they have agreement with Mubarak the move wasn't perfect there wasn't the kind of peace they hoped for but it -- stable now he's gone there aren't sure what's gonna happen.
And of course most significant -- of -- Hamas a terrorist group designated as such by the US State Department but also quite explicitly.
Saying they -- destroy Israel.
Now in a coalition with the Palestinian Authority leadership so.
I think this was a time for.
Us to.
Build on the on the traditional is -- American relationship and -- hope reassure the Israel is that we're we're whip them -- in the end that's the way it.
That's the word that came out and unfortunate it was a perfect I go back it was a tough couple of days there board Sunday speech.
And then Monday night and Tuesday -- that the you know I think things are pretty much -- were there were -- for the the -- -- my favorite words.
Ours last I'm gonna program clients have an answer to be reviewed it's safe trip put to -- ransom and have a good that are out there thank you very much senator Joe Lieberman and obviously important mr.
