Clark Defends His Record

On a snowy morning in the state capital, Clark was pressed by one questioner, who wondered whether the circumstances of Clark's retirement had left either him or his antagonists so wounded that it would compromise his ability to function effectively as commander in chief.

Not at all, Clark replied, saying that he was not relieved of his command of NATO troops, as the questioner implied -- only that he was forced to retire three months early after long-running battles over how to wage the war in Kosovo with his military superiors and then-Defense Secretary William S. Cohen.

Some of those generals have criticized Clark's fitness to be president, and Clark offered his perspective on why, asserting that his pressure to stop ethnic cleansing in the Balkans did not sit well with Pentagon officials who were focused on other priorities. "There were some people in the Pentagon who did not like me saying that because I was messing up their cozy deal with the Republican-led Congress," he said. "But Bill Clinton liked it and Madeleine Albright liked it and my policy won out, and we did stop ethnic cleansing."

Ticking off the awards he received when he left the Army after 34 years of service, Clark added, "What you've got out there are a few jealous generals with their nose out of joint because they got outvoted in the policy process. I'm running for president; they're trying to make money on defense boards. That's the honest truth."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50382-2004Jan2.html

To see an honest straight forward person answer tough questions in a civil manner with no spin or double talk. Visit the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri (down the street from his house, built with his own limited funds and donations) and you might find the roots of Wesley Clark there.

he's not shying away from this smear from Shelton. :)

WIll get my vote!

:bounce:

We'll see if he addresses little Timmy's handling of Tom DeLay's smear a few weeks ago.

:) little timmy might want to have his blankie handy.