I don'tnow whether to laugh or puke. Following are some quotes from the comments thread on Howard Dean's campaign blog.

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I can't believe this. I'm crying here. I feel that we now don't have a chance in this election.

Posted by Carrie B at December 14, 2003 10:03 AM

GG - Lieberman's an idiot. Saddam had been contained for a decade and al Qaeda didn't have a strong foothold in Iraq until Bush launched this war.

Posted by Demetrius at December 14, 2003 10:05 AM

I am feeling pretty upset as well. I think our chances are dropping fast.

Posted by gg at December 14, 2003 10:06 AM

I never doubted the strength and quality of our military. I do, however, doubt the morality and diplomatic tact of our President.

Posted by Jake at December 14, 2003 10:08 AM

I'm glad Saddam has been captured.

However, this does not in any way mitigate the heinousness of the lies that Bush and his henchmen used to get us to go to war. Nor does it suddenly "sanctify" an illegal and immoral war.

We should make this VERY CLEAR.

Also, Dean should call for Saddam's trial before a truly international war crimes tribunal, perhaps in some place like the Hague.

This way, perhaps Saddam's embarrasing revelations about the Bush mafia clowns with whom he did business during the 1980s will come out.

Posted by Phillip G. at December 14, 2003 10:10 AM

Of course we're glad Saddam is captured, and I hope it brings an end to violence. But we can't forget that their reasons for going in were because of WMD's and its clear he didn't have them.

Don't lose hope Carrie B.

Posted by lazyeyemurphy at December 14, 2003 10:13 AM

This is still a classic bait and switch--Hussein did not attack us on 9-11, Bin Laden is still at large, the Taliban is regrouping in Afghanistan, and there are terrorists in Iraq when they weren't there before. How does this make us any safer? I can't wait to hear the spin that will be coming out of the White House.

Posted by Joby in MD at December 14, 2003 10:18 AM

The capture of Saddam Hussein, in and of itself, is insignificant in the bungled war against terrorism. Let us not forget that the first mission of the GOP Senate, when it resumes in January, is to CUT FUNDING to homeland security via the Omnibus bill. We cannot beat around the Bush on the central topic anymore - that this administration is responsible, through inaction or complicitness, for the actions of 9/11. Every action that they have taken since this date proves this to be true - withholding information, coddling the Saudis, and numerous actions/inactions related to that awful day. WE CANNOT LET THEM TAKE THIS AS A VICTORY AGAINST TERRORISM, SINCE THIS IS ONLY A VICTORY FOR BUSH'S FASCIST FOREIGN POLICY.

Posted by Todd Mattson at December 14, 2003 10:19 AM

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