Why I'm Supporting Howard Dean (The View of an American Muslim)

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by Aziz H. Poonawalla
August 8, 2003
(Originally posted at alt.muslim)

Recently, Muslim Wake Up posted an indictment of Howard Dean as "Sharon's Man" based on initial clues on his position towards the Middle East conflict.

It is undeniable that Dean has said that his views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are "in line with AIPAC's". And it is true that Dean considers resolution of the conflict to start with the cessation of terrorism, which in my view is mistaken because it puts cart before horse. Others have noted with alarm that Dean has named Steven Grossman (former head of AIPAC) as his chief fundraiser.

However, this does not mean that Dean is "Sharon's man." In fact the naming of Grossman is a clear indicator of Dean's inherent balance and affinity for moderation. In 1993, Grossman persuaded AIPAC to issue a unanimous declaration of support for the Oslo accords. Grossman supported Bill Clinton in 1991 after Tsongas dropped out, and left AIPAC in 1997 as a more bipartisan and balanced organization than ever before (or since).

Read on here...

http://deandefense.org/archives/000662.html

[premjan]

1. Dean

is anti-war, makes him hard to support. I suppose he would be a UN stooge.

[Cha]

2. And you are pro war?

[Cha]

5. I suppose you are wrong!

[w4rma]

6. Dean's anti-Iraq war stance seems to appeal to Muslims, IMHO (n/t)

[MaverickX]

3. Pat Buchanan is more pro-Arab than..

Nearly all the Democratic candidates. I actually do think politicians can learn alot from him on his views on the Israeli-Arab conflict(Nader as well).

[tsipple]

4. I Think U.S. Muslim Deportation & Jail Without Trial...

...Sort of dwarfs this stuff. Which is why I think Muslim and Arab Americans ought to back any Democratic nominee. Except Joe Lieberman. :-)