Lieberman: Dean Would Have Kept Saddam in Power

NewsMax.com ^ | 12/14/03 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

[kattracks]

Hours after news broke of Saddam Hussein's capture, Democratic presidential hopeful Joseph Lieberman slammed his party's front-runner Howard Dean as a defacto ally of the Iraqi dictator because of his long term opposition to the war.

"If Howard Dean had his way, Saddam Hussein would be in power today, not in prison,” Lieberman told NBC's "Meet the Press."

"I always felt he was ticking time bomb,” the Connecticut Democrat explained.

While Dean has said in recent days that he was not sure whether Hussein should stand trial for war crimes, Lieberman told "Meet the Press," "This evil man has to face the death penalty. The International Tribunal at The Hague can not order the death penalty.”

The lone war hawk among the nine candidates seeking his party's nomination, Lieberman called Saddam "a homicidal maniac," saying that he "caused the deaths of more than a million people, including now 460 Americans who went to overthrow him.”

For his part, Dean told reporters on the campaign trail in Florida, "I think this is a day to celebrate the fact that Saddam has been captured and we'll have to worry about the campaign later on.

"President Bush deserves a day of celebration. We have our policy differences but we won't be discussing those today," he added.

[MarkeyD]

Is this real?

[Petronski]

"If Howard Dean had his way, Saddam Hussein would be in power today, not in prison,” Lieberman told NBC's "Meet the Press."

LOL! Lieberman gives old Red Howard a kidney punch.

[NormsRevenge]

How quickly can a "party's presidential front-runner fall?

Sic 'em, Joe!

[Tijeras_Slim]

[Callahan]

The Dems who supported the war, i.e. Leiberman and Gephardt, are feeling bold now that Saddam is on the dock. What took you so long, Joe???

[Jim Robinson]

"Lieberman: Dean Would Have Kept Saddam in Power"

So would have Gore. Thank God for President Bush. President Gore would still be shining Saddam's shoes today.

[freedumb2003]

>>Is this real?<<

Quick lets get our gloating and laughter in before WOSG shows up to rain on our parade!

The last 2 months have been so much fun for conservatives it should be illegal. If this is true, then the Dims are spinning this INTO EACH OTHER!

I am ROTFLOA! AGAIN!

[jwalsh07]

Lieberman has some balls after all. Who'd a thunk it?

[Callahan]

Is the nomination still a lock for Dean?? Are the Dems nutty enough to run off that clif???

[Yaelle]

And President Dean would probably PARDON Saddam and get him back to his rightful place again, torturing the citizens of Iraq and threatening all neighbors, continuing his really cool collection of WMD. Yes, indeedy, get out that vote for Dean!

[crz]

Ol Joe hit the nail on the head as far as Howierd Dean. And to make matters more interesting..Dean has a lot of answering to do for his anti war standing now that this has happned. LOL! Boy it keeps getting better an better. Cant beat the Demos campaign as the swindle sheets couldnt come up with anything close to this democratic election campaign.

[Cathryn Crawford]

Lieberman has always had balls.

[Enterprise]

"LOL! Lieberman gives old Red Howard a kidney punch."

My impression was that it was lower than the kidneys.

[Gone_Postal]

And Hillary said: er: er; you know, er....... you know........you know(pause)you know.........I'm definitely not running in 04

[pittsburgh gop guy]

GORE TOO!!!!!!!!!!!

ALGORE WOULD HAVE KEPT SADDAM IN POWER!!!!!!

[crz]

Just when ya thought you saw and heard it all...you have not, hey?

[Wally_Kalbacken]

Simultaneous utterance from all Democatic Presidential candidates (except Lieberman): Doh!

[XEHRpa]

Let's just hope the RAT voters continue to have a tin ear and this regard, and leap over the cliff with Dean.

(I haven't posted in a while, but this great news of today demands a post reply).

[nickcarraway]

New Poll Shows Saddam Opening a Ten Point Lead Over Howard Dean in Hew Hampshire