Yes, but…

Lieberman, who has generally been upbeat about Iraq, told three dozen veterans at his event, that violence in Iraq “is at a terrible level … and shows no signs of abating soon.” He said the patience of the Iraqi people “is wearing thin” and “life in Iraq is still extremely difficult and dangerous for millions of Iraqis.”

But as problematic as this is, the senator said “we don’t have the luxury of playing ‘what if’ games with the past.” He then quoted former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill when his supporters wanted to investigate his predecessor. “If the present tries to sit in judgment of the past, it will lose the future,” Lieberman quoted.

Story here. See, Joe, the problem is, Churchill was referring to Chamberlain. You’re using this quote in reference to yourself, to avoid accountability for your own bad decisions. See the difference?

Imagine this standard as applied by an errant spouse: “Yes, honey, I had a threesome with your sister and your best friend, but you need to let bygones be bygones! Why, it’s just like Winston Churchill said…”