DAR AL HARB/ISLAM - U.S.A./IRAN: SENATOR LIEBERMAN WANTS THE UNITED STATES TO CONFRONT IRAN

Lieberman Urges U.S. To Confront Iran
Senator: U.S. fights 'proxy war' in Iraq
By Andrew Miga , Associated Press Writer

Washington — Sen. Joe Lieberman repeated his call Monday for the United States to consider a military strike against Iran, saying Tehran is waging a “proxy war” by stoking anti-coalition violence in Iraq.

Citing new reports from U.S. military officials about how Iran is fostering terrorism in Iraq, Lieberman, D-Conn., said America must confront the threat posed by Tehran.

Iranian forces helped plan one of the most sophisticated militant assaults of the Iraq war — a January raid in which gunmen posed as an American security team and launched an attack that killed five U.S. soldiers, an American general said Monday.

Lieberman said the news was a “wake-up call” to the United States.

Military strikes may be needed against Iranian camps suspected of being used to train and equip terrorists who are killing coalition troops in Iraq, Lieberman said. But he stopped short of outright calling for such an attack.

“The United States government has a responsibility to use all instruments at its disposal to stop these terrorist attacks against our soldiers and allies in Iraq, including keeping open the possibility of using military force against the terrorist infrastructure inside Iran,” Lieberman said in a statement.

He added, “Although no one desires a conflict with Iran, the fact is that the Iranian government by its actions has declared war on us.”

The senator's comments come as Democrats who control Congress prepare to push for U.S. troop withdrawals when lawmakers return after their Fourth of July break.

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