Sen. Joseph Lieberman termed Iran's training of Iraqi insurgents 'an act of war' in a Florida appearance Wednesday evening on behalf of Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign.

The independent Democrat from Connecticut spoke at length about the threats facing both the state of Israel and the United States during a town hall meeting at the Palm Beach Synagogue in South Florida, describing McCain as ready to face global dangers as commander-in-chief from his first day in office.

Lieberman said that by loosing its elite Kuds revolutionary force to train extremists to fight in Iraq, the Iranian regime has 'been responsible for the murder of hundreds of American soldiers in Iraq.' 'This is really an act of war,' Lieberman added, 'A proxy act of war.' ...