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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-27878912PSPS
(13,516 posts)wtf are you talking about?
lumpy
(13,704 posts)Defend your statement.
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)administration is thinking, actually. Nothing crackpot about it.
elleng
(130,156 posts)Like the situation or not, which I surely don't, Wes Clark and President Obama are far from crackpot. I do wish that Wes were PART of this administration.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)He would make an outstanding Secretary of State, IMO.
elleng
(130,156 posts)which I'd been hoping for. OR Secretary of Defense.
I've been waiting for somesuch position for him for a LONG time, and don't know that I can rely on any Dem to do it. Hillary SHOULD, of course.
elleng
(130,156 posts)femmocrat
(28,394 posts)I'm not sure what he means by using the military to achieve a diplomatic solution, though. He obviously wasn't specific except for mentioning Special Forces. I am sure the president is weighing many options and some military involvement might be among them. Clark did seem very concerned about the effect on oil.
What a clusterf*ck those arrogant neo-cons have created.
elleng
(130,156 posts)which is why I worked so hard to support Wes years ago.
Quixote1818
(28,904 posts)elleng
(130,156 posts)THANKS, Quixote.
Legalequilibrium78
(103 posts)And the impending doom that was to befall on another helpless minority group in Iraq. I wonder who was the crackpot now for calling Gen.Wes Clark's recommendation and the man as "crackpot" to begin with? I bet no retraction or consideration of that nonsensical attack won't be forthcoming.
pam4water
(2,916 posts)will all be different. Or not. I think it's more likely Clark is thinking about another presidential run or baring that, more paid appearances on as a pundit. I don't think he has any particular insights into what is going on in Iraq.
elleng
(130,156 posts)is not, I'm certain, thinking about another presidential run, we had to drag him in to the last one, and without this newest stuff, has many appearances. He does not need the aggravation or money political notoriety provides, but does want to inform the public.
pam4water
(2,916 posts)one there. Sad to say he is just another ex-military talking head, with no more insight than John McCain and an only slightly different view point.
erinmblair
(105 posts)If you go here, you can listen to Nicole interviewing Wesley Clark:
http://radioornot.libsyn.com/20140616-nicole-sandler-show-stop-making-sense
elleng
(130,156 posts)and it sounds like Wes' thoughtful, thorough and broad analysis, which Nicole Sandler appeared unable to understand, or to take the time to understand. He does NOT support waging war and bombing 'them' into oblivion, CLEARLY NOT what Wes wants to do.
Thanks for posting,.