Dean said his opposition to the Iraq (news - web sites) war was a significant difference between himself and Kerry, who voted for the resolution authorizing the U.S. invasion. He also criticized the Massachusetts senator for voting against the 1991 Gulf War (news - web sites).
"A lot of folks in the campaign, including Senator Kerry, complain about my lack of foreign policy experience," Dean, a former Vermont governor, said at a rally Sunday night. "But he voted not to go to war when the oil wells were on fire and the troops were in Kuwait."