I'm surprised that nobody has brought up a secondary issue associated with Dean's comments, the response from the other Democratic candidates. Granted, they are fighting for a position, and politics has never been nice, but...
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"If this is a well-thought-out position, it's a mistake, and a major break from a half a century of American foreign policy," he said in a statement.
"If it's not, it's very important for Howard Dean, as a candidate for president, to think before he talks."
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A quote from Mr. Liebermen, who would obviously have concerns with Dean's statements even if he weren't running, but look at what he is saying, either Dean is wrong, or is wrong, there is no thought on the issue.
Or perhaps another front-runner
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Senator John F. Kerry, "It is either because he lacks the foreign policy experience or simply because he is wrong that governor Dean has proposed a radical shift in United States policy towards the Middle East. If the president were to make a remark such as this it would throw an already volatile region into even more turmoil."
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Again, there is no thought or consideration about the statement at all, it is a reflex action
And a final quote from Nancy Pelosi, who I believe is the Minority Leader in the house?
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"It is unacceptable for the U.S. to be `evenhanded' on these fundamental issues," the letter said.
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unacceptable, unacceptable to be even-handed? This is just surreal to me. Many people have said that the Jewish Lobby is the second strongest lobby in the country, and they were almost uniformly attacked as perpetuating the antisemitic stereotypes that have been around for centuries. But in light of these reactions to what by all accounts is a reasonable and seemingly obvious statement, doesn't the claim hold some merit??