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26th January 2004, 04:37 PM
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Iraq better off under Saddam (http://www.montereyisp.com/dynamicportalfiles/newsspotlight.asp?newsid=1203&selectionid=3)
Democrat Howard Dean has touched off a new flap heading into tomorrow's New Hampshire primary by claiming that the living standard for Iraqis is "a whole lot worse" since a U.S.-led force toppled Saddam.
The Dean campaign has also run into a problem with ABC News, which has asked it to stop handing out copies of Thursday's Diane Sawyer interview with Dean and his wife, Judy, The Post has learned.
Dean's bid to highlight his anti-war stance sparked a sharp reaction from rivals and experts, who said he's wrong on the facts - and makes it sound as if brutality and dictatorship don't affect quality of life.
"You can say that it's great that Saddam is gone and I'm sure that a lot of Iraqis feel it is great that Saddam is gone," Dean said yesterday in answer to a question in Manchester. "But a lot of them gave their lives. And their living standard is a whole lot worse now than it was before."
Rival Sen. John Kerry - who leads Dean in New Hampshire polls - countered: "There's no doubt Iraqis are living better lives with Saddam Hussein behind bars."
Kerry, who voted for the Iraq war, pointed to how Saddam built palaces while his people suffered. "This was a brutal dictator whose iron fist made life horrifically worse for the Iraqi people," he said.
Kerry also jabbed Dean, saying Dean's record on foreign policy and taxes "will just kill us" with voters.
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I wonder if he said Arrrrrrr after this also?
Iraq better off under Saddam (http://www.montereyisp.com/dynamicportalfiles/newsspotlight.asp?newsid=1203&selectionid=3)
Democrat Howard Dean has touched off a new flap heading into tomorrow's New Hampshire primary by claiming that the living standard for Iraqis is "a whole lot worse" since a U.S.-led force toppled Saddam.
The Dean campaign has also run into a problem with ABC News, which has asked it to stop handing out copies of Thursday's Diane Sawyer interview with Dean and his wife, Judy, The Post has learned.
Dean's bid to highlight his anti-war stance sparked a sharp reaction from rivals and experts, who said he's wrong on the facts - and makes it sound as if brutality and dictatorship don't affect quality of life.
"You can say that it's great that Saddam is gone and I'm sure that a lot of Iraqis feel it is great that Saddam is gone," Dean said yesterday in answer to a question in Manchester. "But a lot of them gave their lives. And their living standard is a whole lot worse now than it was before."
Rival Sen. John Kerry - who leads Dean in New Hampshire polls - countered: "There's no doubt Iraqis are living better lives with Saddam Hussein behind bars."
Kerry, who voted for the Iraq war, pointed to how Saddam built palaces while his people suffered. "This was a brutal dictator whose iron fist made life horrifically worse for the Iraqi people," he said.
Kerry also jabbed Dean, saying Dean's record on foreign policy and taxes "will just kill us" with voters.
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I wonder if he said Arrrrrrr after this also?