More From Lieberman On Iraq

Senator Joe Lieberman says we do have a plan in Iraq:

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, just back from Iraq, wants President Bush to give the American people details about the progress being made in that country – from military triumphs to the proliferation of cellphones and satellite dishes.
Bush is scheduled to give the nation a progress report on Iraq Wednesday, his first such address since Congress erupted two weeks ago in bitter debate over the war.
Supporters and critics alike have been urging the president to outline his strategy for some time.
Critics sense a mission adrift. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, D-Conn., visited Iraq last month, and came away saying “we need a major course correction” in American policy – notably “we need to let Iraqis know we’re not there forever.”
But Lieberman, D-Conn., who spent Wednesday and Thursday in Iraq, saw strong evidence that a workable American plan is in place.
“We do have a strategy,” he said. “We do have a plan. I saw a strategy that’s being implemented.”

I honestly don’t know why Joe Lieberman isn’t in more of a ledership role in the Democrat Party. I know he doesn’t appeal to the far-left activist wing of the DNC (folks like George Soros and MoveOn.org) but he holds a lot of appeal for the average American. He’s a man who has the right ideas on national security, and isn’t that far off base on a lot of other issues either.
If the Democrats had nominated Lieberman in 2004 I would have thought long and hard about voting for him. Instead we got John “I’m For Whatever It Is That Will Make You Vote For Me” Kerry as an alternative to Bush and Howard Dean as the party’s leader.
If Democrats want to regain power in this country they’re going to have to move away from the direction they’re heading now. Lieberman, I think, holds the keys for that.