Lieberman Calls For Full Funding For Iran Democracy Promotion

[sabra]

http://www.huliq.com/33309/us-senator-calls-for-full-funding-for-iran-democracy-promotion

An influential senator has called on lawmakers to grant the Bush administration the money it wants for democracy promotion in Iran. U.S. President George W. Bush has asked Congress for $75 million for civil-society and human-rights projects in Iran for the coming fiscal year.

But Senator Joe Lieberman (Independent, Connecticut) told Radio Farda that a senate appropriations subcommittee had reduced that request to $25 million.

Lieberman, the chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and a former Democratic vice-presidential candidate, said he, along with colleagues from both political parties, would submit a recommendation to the Senate floor in the next few days to restore the original figure.

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"If we had taken (the) position in the Cold War that it could be risky for freedom fighters behind the Iron Curtain to accept funding from us the Iron Curtain might still be up, instead of people rising up to build a better future for themselves," he added.

[seemslikeadream]

1. SHUT UP JOE

JUST SHUT UP

[Donkeykick]

2. Democratic Lawmakers Should Say:

"what party do you belong to again?":nopity:

[spanone]

3. whatever

[TechBear_Seattle]

4. I really, REALLY hope that come January 2009

The Democrats in the Senate are able to kick Joe out for the Republicker he really is.

[BrklynLiberal]

5. eccchhhhh....

[donkeyotay]

6. At least call it what it is: We want to overthrow another government

"An influential senator has called on lawmakers to grant the Bush administration the money it wants for democracy promotion in Iran. U.S. President George W. Bush has asked Congress for $75 million for civil-society and human-rights projects in Iran for the coming fiscal year."

Because all the meddling we've done so far has gone so well. Someone on DU was saying that if we destabilized Iran's government, the people would rise up and throw flowers at us. They didn't use a sarcasm tag, but I've heard this somewhere before. Of course, if the people of Iran really are ready for a revolution for democracy, they must carry it out. A fake one just creates opposition and prevents true leadership from emerging.

Say, why isn't Lieberman being prosecuted for his fake independent party?