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Dean Says America Not Safer After Capture
2003-12-16
Anti-war candidate Howard Dean said Monday "the capture of Saddam has not made America safer," directly contradicting President Bush and drawing the wrath of two Democratic presidential rivals.
"No, no! There is great danger! Danger, I tell you!"
A forceful proponent of the war, Sen. Joe Lieberman, said Dean is in a "spider hole of denial," a reference to Saddam's ignominious hideout and Dean's assessment of the capture's impact.
That's the way politicians say "that boy's crazy!"
John Kerry said the front-runner's speech "is still more proof that all the advisers in the world can't give Howard Dean the military and foreign policy experience, leadership skills, or diplomatic temperament necessary to lead this country through dangerous times."
"Because I'm strong and decisive and stick by my decisions, you can count on me!"
The capture of Saddam posed a political problem for Dean, whose candidacy has been fueled by his opposition to the war. The former Vermont governor did not back away from his stance, and argued that Saddam's capture alone won't secure America unless Bush or the next president takes a broader approach to fighting terrorism. "The capture of Saddam is a good thing which I hope very much will keep our soldiers in Iraq and around the world safer," Dean said. "But the capture of Saddam has not made America safer."
Sure didn't make it any less safe...
Later, in a question-and-answer session, he added, "Saddam is a frightful person and I'm delighted that he's gone. But there are many frightful people in the world."
"Because there are so many of them, we shouldn't go after any of them!"
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#22  Stop it--SecState Powell is still in the hospital.
Yes, he plugs some happy horseshit, but I'm pretty sure that's his job, such as it is post-Henry Kissinger.
He lets President Bush, Rummy, Cheney and Wolfowitz be the bad cops.
Posted by: Jennie Taliaferro   2003-12-16 8:14:19 PM  

#21  Danger, Will Robinson, Danger

Did you know the robot used the voice of a very young Colin Powell?
Posted by: Shipman   2003-12-16 7:03:57 PM  

#20  "the capture of Saddam has not made America safer..."
And Dean's statements certainly don't make America safer - the opposite is far more likely, as Orson Scott Card pointed out so ably.

Dean has crossed over the line, in his bumblingly blind attempt to make himself identifiable as the mostest baddest Bush hater, and now provides true aid and comfort to our enemy. I will savor seeing him get his ass stomped in the election.
Posted by: .com   2003-12-16 5:08:02 PM  

#19  The picture I got when I was reading this article was the robot in "Lost in Space":
Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!!!. Dean makes about as much sense, and is about as precise.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2003-12-16 3:42:29 PM  

#18  I've always found Dean scary, but this is even worse--he's flat out lying to the American people.
What kills me about the Dims, Dean especially, is that they pay so much homage to the UN, then when we and President Bush remind them that their precious UN passed 17 resolutions against Saddam and that Bush tried for months to get an 18th authorizing them to actually do something about it, they balked and chose "irrelevancy."
By the obstructionism of the weasel powers, the Civilized World was forced to go outside of the UN and deal with Saddam's threat as part of a "unilateral" Coalition.
Dean and the other Ninecompoops also forget that the UN was completely willing to let Saddam have a pass (I suppose
indefinitely) until President Bush MADE it an issue!
Posted by: Jennie Taliaferro   2003-12-16 3:35:02 PM  

#17  Anti-war candidate Howard Dean said Monday "the capture of Saddam has not made America safer," directly contradicting President Bush and drawing the wrath of two Democratic presidential rivals.

There's a bigger picture to be considered, and Dean is either unwilling or incapable of putting this event into its appropriate place in the puzzle.

"had the United Nations given us permission.."

Well that rules Dean out for President. What's needed is a leader, not a follower.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2003-12-16 3:14:23 PM  

#16  How many states did Reagan win?
Posted by: True German Ally   2003-12-16 1:50:04 PM  

#15  Dean's campaign might not be safer but Amercia is. How many States can Dean lose?
Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter)   2003-12-16 11:38:03 AM  

#14  john -- Doesn't seem much better. I guess England, Spain, Italy, Poland, Estonia, and a host of others aren't European enough.

I'm begining to think that Kerry's not the only "Frenchman" in the Democrat party.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2003-12-16 11:12:53 AM  

#13  MSNBC has the best Dean quote:
Dean said he “would not have hesitated” to launch an attack on Iraq “had the United Nations given us permission and asked us to be part of a multilateral force.”

Keep digging, Howard.
Posted by: Steve   2003-12-16 11:10:53 AM  

#12  what's that flushing sound? Could it be the sound of Dean's career?
Posted by: B   2003-12-16 10:40:01 AM  

#11  Sorry. I went back to the CNN transcript for Biden's exact quote:

"Unless we get the French and the Germans in, we will not be perceived as having Europe in. And if that doesn't happen, we won't get the Arabs in."

The message was not quite what I thought I heard.
Posted by: john   2003-12-16 10:17:57 AM  

#10  Rafael, Sunday CNN Wolf Blitzer asked Joe Biden what he meant by a legitimate coalition, and Joe's answer was simply "must include France." No other qualifications.
Posted by: john   2003-12-16 10:06:37 AM  

#9  WTF - "frightful"!? What the f*** kind of dream world is Dean living in? He makes Jimma Carta sound like a stud.
Posted by: Spot   2003-12-16 8:37:38 AM  

#8  "Spider hole of denial". That's a great zinger. Go, Joe, Go.
Posted by: ColoradoConservative   2003-12-16 8:26:30 AM  

#7  Rafael -- All the Democrats are running for the EU presidency. Look at how often they say we should bow to France's demands.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2003-12-16 7:44:33 AM  

#6  The capture of Saddam posed a political problem for Dean...

Yes, each success we experience will set the Democrats back. This speaks volumes: In order for them to do well, America needs to fail.
Posted by: Dragon Fly   2003-12-16 7:34:05 AM  

#5  Up until now, I may have disagreed with Gov. Dean on many, many things, but I didn't think he was an idiot.
Posted by: Patrick Phillips   2003-12-16 7:33:33 AM  

#4  Yes! I thought ol' Howie would take this opportunity to tack center already. Instead he seals his own doom.
Posted by: someone   2003-12-16 2:49:38 AM  

#3  No, Howard. You'll meet "frightful people" at those wine and cheese fundraisers that your beautiful people supporters haunt. Saddam's a little more up the scale from frightful. Might even be above "dastardly" or "ruffian".
What a worthless puke you are, Howard.
Posted by: tu3031   2003-12-16 1:09:23 AM  

#2  Joe Liebermann bitch-slapped Dean yesterday and apparently it didn't faze either Dean or his supporters. While I'm planning right now to vote for GWB in the fall, I'd be happy to give Joe money on the condition that makes a TV ad that repeats the "spider hole of denial" claim. And runs it in New Hampshire. Frequently.
Posted by: Steve White   2003-12-16 12:48:01 AM  

#1  "Because there are so many of them, we shouldn't go after any of them!"

Are you sure Dean isn't running for the EU's presidency? He's a perfect fit for them.
Posted by: Rafael   2003-12-16 12:12:14 AM  

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