Dean's defense views are drawing (Liberal) fire

Washington Times ^ | 12/20/03 | Donald Lambro

[kattracks]

Criticism of Howard Dean's views on Iraq, North Korea and other defense issues is coming from corners of the liberal establishment, with analysts saying many of his campaign positions are confused, dangerous and border on appeasement.

The Democratic presidential front-runner's opposition to the war that toppled Saddam Hussein's regime, and his present view that Saddam's capture will have no effect on U.S. national security, has infuriated his chief rivals for the nomination, who have been attacking his national security views with increasing ferocity in recent weeks.

[Paleo Conservative]

Sounds like the 'RATS have already formed their circular firing squd.

[#3Fan]

Here come the long knives.

[jwalsh07]

Sounds like the 'RATS have already formed their circular firing squd.

O'Hanlon is a smart guy and a committed democrat. He has visions of the 1964 election being played out in reverse.

[inyurhed]

If you think this will be the end of Dean, just wait until you've read the latest article on BillOReilly.com . The potential find of new documents suggesting a link between Abu Nidal, Mohammed Atta, and the Iraqi Intelligence Service could spell the end of more than just Dean himself. If the documents do indeed prove this link, it could spell out some rather rough times ahead for the entire RAT party, as well as a few obstinate, greedy, backstabbing "allies" in the U.N. Security Council. Let's keep our fingers crossed. Hopefully these documents will, once released, prove the connection that more than 70% of America already believes....Hussein DID have a hand in 9/11.

[hobson]

I hope your right. I heard a report on MSNBC last night that a Newsweek article disputed those reports. They said the document was bogus. I have not been able to find the article they were referring to.

[joebuck]

I also heard Alan Combs blast some guest who refered to this by stating that this document had been proven to be a fraud. I don't recall if Alan mentioned his source for the assertion.

[11B3]

Dr. Howard Dean Demento

[meenie]

How do you prove it is fraudulent or genuine? Didn't Sadaam have it notarized? Relying on documents in a world where word processors and typewriters are overused is similar to taking someone's word. Unfortunately, there are a lot of the political types around the world that don't have a good reputation in this area.

[Atchafalaya]

Personally I think Howard needs a bit of hands on surgery of the type he used to practice. That may be the way that the Dems can lead his brain out of his ass.

[FreedomPoster]

The guy is just an obvious idiot. I can't believe we have a guy as a serious (and I use the term loosely) candidate who has only been a governor of such a small state. I looked at some population numbers the other day. The population of Vermont is only 600,000+! The county I live in has that population, and there are three other counties in GA with similar or greater. And this guy has a shot (albeit miniscule) at the Presidency!? How does anyone let that happen?

[hotpotato]

And this guy has a shot (albeit miniscule) at the Presidency!? How does anyone let that happen?

What a strange question.

[FreedomPoster]

Restating that last - How does a party and an electorate allow that to happen?

Happy now?

[samtheman]

Dean is guaranteeing himself the RAT nomination. He'll cross the general-election-bridge when he gets to it. This is the predicament of the RAT primary process. You have to be an unelectable anti-American to attract the mainstream RAT primary voters. He is Dr. Demento. And his followers love him for it.

[uncbob]

The potential find of new documents suggesting a link between Abu Nidal, Mohammed Atta, and the Iraqi Intelligence Service could spell the end of more than just Dean himself. If the documents do indeed prove this link, it could spell out some rather rough times ahead for the entire RAT party, as well as a few obstinate, greedy, backstabbing "allies" in the U.N. Security Council. Let's keep our fingers crossed. Hopefully these documents will, once released, prove the connection that more than 70% of America already believes....Hussein DID have a hand in 9/11.

So what by November the public will forget and the Dems will trot out starve the old people etc etc etc

Don't ever bet on the smarts of the American voter

[hotpotato]

Restating that last - How does a party and an electorate allow that to happen?

It's called a democratic process. The people decide who will represent them. It's refreshing, imo, to know the big boys in the backroom don't control everything. Unfortunately for the democrats, someone more to their liking (and middle America's liking) wasn't clever enough to use the internet in the manner that Dean has as well as rev up the angry voters (read... anti-bush crowd that is more likely to turn out for primaries). I suspect that next time, both democrats and republicans will be prepared for Dean's method of generating turnout and votes by using the internet.

[backhoe]

" They said the document was bogus. I have not been able to find the article they were referring to."

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1041256/posts
Report: Papers Link Saddam to al-Douri
foxnews.com ^ | Tuesday, December 16, 2003



http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1040361/posts
Memo: 9-11 chief trained by Saddam
World Net Daily ^ | 12-13-03 | unknown


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1040403/posts
‘Saddam had ordered Atta training’
Indianexpress.com ^ | 12/14/03 | Press Trust of India
The "Wall Street Journal" has picked up on this story.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1040384/posts



http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1040166/posts
Terrorist behind September 11 strike was trained by Saddam
London Telegraph ^ | 12-14-03 | Con Coughlin

...and a little "blast from the Past"--

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1043724/posts
The Clinton View of Al Qaeda Ties
The Weekly Standard ^ | December 29, 2003

[hobson]

I'm not sure what you are trying to tell me with all those links. The report I heard on MSNBC was referring to a Newsweek article which suggested the memo written about here was bogus:

"The details of Atta’s visit are contained in a secret memo, written to Hussein by the former head of Iraqi intelligence service Tahir Jalil Habbush Al-Tikriti, it said.

The handwritten memo, a copy of which has been obtained by the daily is dated July 1, 2001 and provides a short resume of a three-day ‘‘work programme’’ Atta had undertaken at Nidal’s base in Baghdad. In the memo, Habbush reports that Atta ‘‘displayed extraordinary effort’’ and demonstrated his ability to lead the team that would be ‘‘responsible for attacking the targets that we have agreed to destroy.’’"