he promises Israel massive funding, to ths current statements:
Dean rejected the suggestion that his seemingly even-handed rhetoric on Israel, coupled with a recent position he took against racial profiling of Arabs, was a bid for Arab votes in the Michigan primary. “That’s silly,” he said. “I’m not thinking about who’s going to vote where.”
Dean also rejected the suggestion that his position on the Middle East had changed any from an interview he gave the Forward in November. At the time, Dean was about to visit Israel on an educational trip funded by an arm of the pro-Israel lobbying powerhouse the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Dean said of the conflict then, “my view is closer to Aipac's view” than to the view of Peace Now.
http://www.forward.com/issues/2003/03.09.12/news.lieberman2.htmlMuslims are very unhappy with Deans position:
In a major foreign policy speech earlier this year, Dean, while calling for an end to Palestinian violence, did not call for an end to Israeli violence, let alone an end to the illegal Israeli occupation.
And when asked whether his views are closer to the dovish Americans for Peace Now (APN) or the right wing, Sharon-supporting American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), he stated unequivocally in an interview with the Jewish weekly The Forward, "My view is closer to AIPAC's view."
"At one time the Peace Now view was important, but now Israel is under enormous pressure. We have to stop terrorism before peace negotiations," he said.
Similarly, Dean's official campaign position on solving the Palestinian Israeli problem is that "terrorism against Israel must end," but there is no mention of the Israeli violence that has resulted in over 2,391 deaths since September 2000.
http://www.muslimwakeup.com/mainarchive/000119.htmlWhich I beleive is what has led to Deans waffling statements of recent.
AND this is the kicker of the reason:
MWU! Helps Defeat Dean in MoveOn Primary
Well, may be we weren't completely responsible for Howard Dean falling short of the 50% he needed in the MoveOn.org virtual primary to gain the group's official endorsement, and all the campaign cash that would have entailed, but we'd like to think we played a small role in his defeat.
Before our expose of the alleged "anti-war" candidate's glaring inconsistencies regarding the Israeli/Palestinian issue and US foreign policy toward Iran, Dean looked like he had a strong chance for a MoveOn endorsement. However, our article, along with others, helped sway potential Dean voters, who began to wonder whether Dean was all that he really claimed to be. Not only does Dean sound hawkish on some foreign policy issues, his positions on the death penalty, welfare "reform," and gun control leave much to be desired.
Yes, Dean was against the invasion of Iraq, but he also leaves the option open for a preemptive strike against Iran. So what gives
http://www.muslimwakeup.com/archives/000130.htmlYoung Muslims of the Democratic Party Faith, actively worked against Dean in the MoveOn Primary, and actively supported Dennis Kucinich.
Combine this with Kucinich coming in second place in that race and Dean has powerful motive to try to waffle his position to one that may seem acceptable to the Kucinich supporters.