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.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

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

Not I. I figured the Rabbi hiccupped during the Bris and removed them by mistake.

[EveningStar]

Is this real?

My thought too.

[aspiring.hillbilly]

Lets not outsmart our selves,,,we want DEANIE-WEENEY to win the demoncrap nomination....so I say go DEANIE-WEENEY !!!! on to your partys nomination.....

[freedumb2003]

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

Absolutely astounding. I am curious how Hitlery will spin it. I think she is already in trouble since her silence for so long indicates she is in the back office, doing just that.

The fire has cooled and she missed the boat (thank God).

[Free_at_last_-2001]

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

[TheSpottedOwl]

This is great! They're going to eat each other alive! Christmas has truly come early :-)

[ItsOurTimeNow]

Joe needs to dredge up some of Dean's more "quotable" moments and have them replayed every chance he gets.

Remember when Howie said he "wasn't sure" the people of Iraq were better off without Saddam?

Stuff like that needs to be brought to light again.

[Enterprise]

And I don't it's mere coincidence that they are saying that Hussein was pulled out of a RAT hole! LOL!!

[traumer]

The democratic camp is a mess...

[mrobison]

Lieberman has a firm grasp of the obvious.

[crz]

Like the sayings says above and its an old one. You can bet that the shit will hit the fan and one of the creeps will come up with somthing nasty to say. But one person blind sided them and his name was Joe Lieberman..LOL! Now they gotta respond to Joe and not GW Bush.

[NormsRevenge]

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

It never was, imo. and I soitanly hope so. ;-)

[tame]

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

You got that right!

[crz]

Oh they'll find some kind of excuse. Then they'll point fingers.

[freedumb2003]

Now they gotta respond to Joe and not GW Bush.

Good point.

(I am not the language police but let's not degenerate into DU-type posting language)

[nickcarraway]

He can do it. Michael Moore and Al Franken will endorse Huseein.

[tame]

My impression was that it was lower than the kidneys.

ROTFLMAO! BWahahahahaha!

[Joe 6-pack]

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

Is Lieberman talking about Dean or Sadaam?

[ClintonBeGone]

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

Looks like Joe's looking to hook up as GWB's VP candidate this time.

[alloysteel]

Howard Brush Dean III, child of privilege, Birkenstock doc, and beneficiary of some $3.8 million in trust funds, equities, and financial intruments, only believes in fair play for the underdog. And Saddam was clearly the underdog going into the hostilities last March. Big old bully George W. Bush just went picking on Saddam, just would not listen to reason, not even waiting for France or the UN to get on board, ran roughshod over the poor near-defenseless Iraqi people, turning thousands loose from prisons just to be thrown back onto society where they had no homes, no income, and in many cases, no family, and Bush expected gratitude? Well, by golly, Bush is sure getting no thanks and no congratulations from Dean, who just cannot STAND the arrogant attitude that Bush has taken, nosiree, Bob.