(2004-02-11) -- Wesley Clark will reportedly announce Wednesday he’s abandoning his White House bid. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore, a vocal supporter of the Clark candidacy, immediately issued a statement calling the former Army general "a deserter." However, Democrat National Committee (DNC) chairman Terry McAuliffe said that Mr. Clark would be honorably discharged from his commitment to seek the nomination. Mr. Clark’s campaign released the following statement:

"General Clark has always said that if you begin a campaign under false pretenses, with little understanding of the consequences of your actions and then spend millions of dollars of other people’s money only to wind up in a quagmire, you need to cut and run. He’s a man of integrity, and it’s time to retreat."