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Retired General Wesely Clark

By Barbara - Jul 2nd, 2008 at 8:27 am EDT

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Tags: barack obama, Lee Hamilton, McCain, Powell, War, Wesley Clark

Unbelievable - a statement made by Clark has been twisted in to some ridiculous belief that Clark was attacking McCain. When does speaking the truth translate in to an attack?

Clark didn't say anything recently that he hasn't already said, in fact, wrote in his book, 'A Time to Lead' published in 2007.

From the Introduction of 'A Time to Lead':
Part of being a leader is being willing to stand up and speak out. In this book, I am doing just that. We need a deeper, more honest dialogue in America today, a dialogue about who we are, what we believe in, and how we ought to proceed in the world. Our nation is at war and our armed forces are fully committed. But we won't find a positive end to this war and win a lasting peace unless we really understand who we are. And even though we are "at war," the country is really being asked to give up very little. There have been no great tax levies, no mobilization of our youth, and no harnessing of our enormously productive and innovative potential, despite the public focus on Iraq.

We have been distracted politically from the public discussion of our future, including our challenges as well as our potential, and how we should move ahead. In consequence, we have neglected a whole range of concerns, like substandard public education, a woefully inaccessible health-care system, aging infrastructure, no national energy policy, and slackening environmental safeguards. And that's not the right way to face the future.

Clark supports Barack because of Barack's 'proven' history of Good Judgment. The quality of being a mediator, of being an organizer, of being someone that helps people of all backgrounds and belief systems to come together to work towards the common good. This judgment with a cool head is the only way America will have a chance to regain the respect for our country that we have lost these past 7 + years.

Clark isn't the only one that supports Barack's thinking on this ill advised war. Lee Hamilton, a former U.S. House member who co-chaired the commission that investigated the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and headed the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, said he was impressed by Obama's approach to national security and foreign policy.

Quote, Lee Hamilton: ``I read his national security and foreign policy speeches, and he comes across to me as pragmatic, visionary and tough,'' Hamilton said in an interview. ``He impresses me as a person who wants to use all the tools of presidential power.''

See http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=ag9nXSjQZIlA for the complete article written in April of 08.

When Barack takes his overseas trip, I would love to see him bring Lee Hamilton and Wesley Clark with him. And, though Powell may have been used by 'the powers in place', testifying to what we all now know was incorrect testimony, Powell may also be a strong person to accompany Barack on this trip.

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