Sen. Joe Lieberman stands virtually alone among Democrats after expressing his staunch support for the Bush administration�s handling of the war in Iraq.
An official with the liberal activist group MoveOn.org said the group might go so far as to back a Democratic challenger to Lieberman in next year�s Senate race, according to the Hartford Courant.
On Tuesday Lieberman published an editorial in the Wall Street Journal � reported by NewsMax � saying that his recent trip to Iraq convinced him further that the U.S. should not abandon "27 million Iraqis to 10,000 terrorists.�
Lieberman was one of five Senate Democrats to oppose a Democratic-backed plan to require the president to set timetables for American troop withdrawals.
That has drawn some sharp criticism from the left. Tom Matzzie, Washington director of MoveOn.org, said: "The war on Iraq has all the characteristics of Joe-momentum,� recalling a slogan Lieberman used during the 2004 presidential campaign.
"Just like he didn�t realize his presidential ambitions were in trouble, he doesn�t understand the war in Iraq isn�t going anywhere.�
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