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WES CLARK MADE CASE FOR IRAQ WAR BEFORE CONGRESS |
2004-01-15 |
From Drudge Report: Two months ago Democratic hopeful Wesley Clark declared in a debate that he has always been firmly against the current Iraq War. "I’ve been very consistent... I’ve been against this war from the beginning," the former general said in Detroit on October 26. "I was against it last summer, I was against it in the fall, I was against it in the winter, I was against it in the spring. And I’m against it now." Guess you must have forgotten this, Wes: Less than 18 months ago, Wesley Clark offered his testimony before the Committee On Armed Services at the U.S. House Of Representatives. "There’s no requirement to have any doctrine here. I mean this is simply a longstanding right of the United States and other nations to take the actions they deem necessary in their self defense," Clark told Congress on September 26, 2002. "Every president has deployed forces as necessary to take action. He’s done so without multilateral support if necessary. He’s done so in advance of conflict if necessary. In my experience, I was the commander of the European forces in NATO. When we took action in Kosovo, we did not have United Nations approval to do this and we did so in a way that was designed to preempt Serb ethnic cleansing and regional destabilization there. There were some people who didn’ t agree with that decision. The United Nations was not able to agree to support it with a resolution." Clark continued: "There’s no question that Saddam Hussein is a threat... Yes, he has chemical and biological weapons. He’s had those for a long time. But the United States right now is on a very much different defensive posture than we were before September 11th of 2001... He is, as far as we know, actively pursuing nuclear capabilities, though he doesn’t have nuclear warheads yet. If he were to acquire nuclear weapons, I think our friends in the region would face greatly increased risks as would we."Say goodbye, Wes. |
Posted by:Steve |
#12 Warning: Manipulated quotes! I don't know the whole story but there are claims coming that Drudge or someone took selective quotes or even added a sentence or two that were not in the original transcript. If so, that is the dirtiest of tricks. I despise Wes Clark and what he stands for (i.e. Kosovo = good / Iraq = disaster). But selective quotation is the lowest form of mudslinging. Bush and his administration of often targets of such attacks and it sucks. Wait and see if this story is real before endorsing it. If it is indeed what Clark was saying. Than shame on him. |
Posted by: Tokyo Taro 2004-1-15 11:11:19 PM |
#11 I hope enough good Americans find out about this fraudster called Wes Weasel.how this clown,no jester can think he can pull these stunts is beyond meHe's such a meddaling fuck wit,send him to Gauntanamo Bay and have done with him. I think the old Wesley Clark is the real Wesley Clark. Of all the Democratic candidates, Clark, Gephardt and Lieberman are the only three I would feel comfortable with. Clark is just trying to rope in some support during the primaries, when the loony left tends to dominate the proceedings. If he becomes the Democratic nominee, he can just as easily move to the right - given his record as a decorated war veteran, no one can characterize him as a chickenhawk. (Not that this means I'll vote for him, of course). Clinton is right in sizing him up as the most credible alternative to Howard Dean - Clark is certainly more electable than Dean. |
Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-1-15 2:00:14 PM |
#10 No doubt the response will be that he "grew" out of his old opinions. |
Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-1-15 1:42:13 PM |
#9 I hope enough good Americans find out about this fraudster called Wes Weasel.how this clown,no jester can think he can pull these stunts is beyond meHe's such a meddaling fuck wit,send him to Gauntanamo Bay and have done with him. |
Posted by: Jon Shep U.K 2004-1-15 1:27:33 PM |
#8 Unfortunately, I don't think this will make any difference. It seems that the Democratic party doesn't care if their candidate is a lying dirtbag. In many ways, it seems they PREFER a lying dirtbag as their candidate. I just hope the people of this nation are well enough informed to know that voting for ANY Democrat will be a vote in support of continuing government by lying dirtbags and their followers. |
Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-1-15 12:44:18 PM |
#7 Amazing how much sense Wesley Clark made before he became a Democrat, isn't it? |
Posted by: Dave D. 2004-1-15 12:38:05 PM |
#6 Warning: Manipulated quotes! I don't know the whole story but there are claims coming that Drudge or someone took selective quotes or even added a sentence or two that were not in the original transcript. If so, that is the dirtiest of tricks. I despise Wes Clark and what he stands for (i.e. Kosovo = good / Iraq = disaster). But selective quotation is the lowest form of mudslinging. Bush and his administration of often targets of such attacks and it sucks. Wait and see if this story is real before endorsing it. If it is indeed what Clark was saying. Than shame on him. |
Posted by: Tokyo Taro 2004-1-15 11:11:19 PM |
#5 I hope enough good Americans find out about this fraudster called Wes Weasel.how this clown,no jester can think he can pull these stunts is beyond meHe's such a meddaling fuck wit,send him to Gauntanamo Bay and have done with him. I think the old Wesley Clark is the real Wesley Clark. Of all the Democratic candidates, Clark, Gephardt and Lieberman are the only three I would feel comfortable with. Clark is just trying to rope in some support during the primaries, when the loony left tends to dominate the proceedings. If he becomes the Democratic nominee, he can just as easily move to the right - given his record as a decorated war veteran, no one can characterize him as a chickenhawk. (Not that this means I'll vote for him, of course). Clinton is right in sizing him up as the most credible alternative to Howard Dean - Clark is certainly more electable than Dean. |
Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-1-15 2:00:14 PM |
#4 No doubt the response will be that he "grew" out of his old opinions. |
Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-1-15 1:42:13 PM |
#3 I hope enough good Americans find out about this fraudster called Wes Weasel.how this clown,no jester can think he can pull these stunts is beyond meHe's such a meddaling fuck wit,send him to Gauntanamo Bay and have done with him. |
Posted by: Jon Shep U.K 2004-1-15 1:27:33 PM |
#2 Unfortunately, I don't think this will make any difference. It seems that the Democratic party doesn't care if their candidate is a lying dirtbag. In many ways, it seems they PREFER a lying dirtbag as their candidate. I just hope the people of this nation are well enough informed to know that voting for ANY Democrat will be a vote in support of continuing government by lying dirtbags and their followers. |
Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-1-15 12:44:18 PM |
#1 Amazing how much sense Wesley Clark made before he became a Democrat, isn't it? |
Posted by: Dave D. 2004-1-15 12:38:05 PM |