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12-17-2003, 09:09 AM
Democrat Rivals Pile On Dean
By Charles Mahaleris
Talon News
December 17, 2003
WASHINGTON (Talon News) -- Howard Dean, the leader of the Democrat pack of candidates vying for the White House, ignited a firestorm of protestations when he said on Monday that America was not safer with Saddam Hussein captured. His Democrat party rivals seized that comment as an opportunity to attack Dean's lack of foreign policy experience.
Dean's closest rival in Iowa polls, Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-MO), said, "The capture of Saddam Hussein Sunday and Governor Dean's remarks (Monday) in the speech that he made, I think make one thing pretty clear. And that is a candidate with no foreign policy experience is not going to beat George Bush."
Gephardt, who has more than two decades of legislative experience, pointed out Dean's lack of experience.
"Governor Dean can do all the repositioning he wants but the fundamental truth is that he made many contradictory statements about the war on Iraq and the aftermath. He has consistently exploited foreign policy for his political agenda and his positions don't demonstrate a person grounded in serious foreign policy experience and expertise," Gephardt said.
More (http://www.gopusa.com/news/2003/december/1217_dems_dean.shtml )
By Charles Mahaleris
Talon News
December 17, 2003
WASHINGTON (Talon News) -- Howard Dean, the leader of the Democrat pack of candidates vying for the White House, ignited a firestorm of protestations when he said on Monday that America was not safer with Saddam Hussein captured. His Democrat party rivals seized that comment as an opportunity to attack Dean's lack of foreign policy experience.
Dean's closest rival in Iowa polls, Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-MO), said, "The capture of Saddam Hussein Sunday and Governor Dean's remarks (Monday) in the speech that he made, I think make one thing pretty clear. And that is a candidate with no foreign policy experience is not going to beat George Bush."
Gephardt, who has more than two decades of legislative experience, pointed out Dean's lack of experience.
"Governor Dean can do all the repositioning he wants but the fundamental truth is that he made many contradictory statements about the war on Iraq and the aftermath. He has consistently exploited foreign policy for his political agenda and his positions don't demonstrate a person grounded in serious foreign policy experience and expertise," Gephardt said.
More (http://www.gopusa.com/news/2003/december/1217_dems_dean.shtml )