GOP chair claims Clark supported war; transcripts show otherwise

Mississippi Sun Herald ^ | Jan. 15, 2004 | DANA HULL AND DREW BROWN

[Buck W.]

Here's a different spin on the Clark story that claims that Drudge took liberties with the transcript.

[gov_bean_ counter]

The original transcript was posted in its entirety earlier. There is no misinterpretation. Clark is going to screw himself into the ground spinning this one.

[nwrep]

Drudge did take liberties with the transcript, only highlighting part of his expert testimony, and not his prepared statement, which was more cautious and in line with his reluctance to commit one way or another.

Not that I have any problem with that.

[MJY1288]

I read the entire transcript and if this guy thinks Clark didn't endorse going to war with Iraq, HE IS NUTS

Clark made a strong case for confronting Saddam and he even called Saddam Hussein an "immanent threat"

[pissant]

It ain't drudge who is spinning, its the idiotic authors of this article who probably keep a picture of weasley in their pillow cases.

[Guillermo]

said America should work through the United Nations to seek a diplomatic solution

12 years and 17 UN resolutions wasn't "working through" the UN?

[Torie]

The problem for Clark is not so much that Clark tacked, although that is a problem, but that he is a dissembler who has troubling just telling what happened and why. Granted Clinton doing the same thing was not a problem for him, but Clinton came off as a charming dissembler when he was running for election, while Clark comes off as a prickly pear. So the question is, can a prickly pear dissembler gain traction? The answer for the moment is apparently yes, at least among a considerable number of Dems.

[Inyokern]

Clark appeard exasperated

[Shermy]

The attack on Clark by the RNC chairman suggests that the Republican Party is now taking Clark's campaign seriously.

Clark/Demo spinners looking to frame the Republicans.

But months ago the Demo opponents were pointing out the same inconsistencies.

[woofie]

Clark made a strong case for confronting Saddam and he even called Saddam Hussein an "immanent threat"

Its a lot like talking to Bill Clinton ...it depends on the meaning if immanent

[Shermy]

said America should work through the United Nations to seek a diplomatic solution

France said no.

[Cicero]

But the RNC chairman didn't mention that Clark also said America should work through the United Nations to seek a diplomatic solution and go to war only as a last resort.

That's pretty much what Bush did.

[Buck W.]

"Drudge did take liberties with the transcript, only highlighting part of his expert testimony, and not his prepared statement, which was more cautious and in line with his reluctance to commit one way or another. "

In that case, the fact that his testimony differed in a material way from his prepared statement is equally troubling.

[nwrep]

In that case, the fact that his testimony differed in a material way from his prepared statement is equally troubling.

Oh, no doubt about that! The guy can't make up his mind about anything.

[gov_bean_ counter]

That is what the Fox All Stars said he would get nailed on when the 7 dwarfs return from Iowa.

[Ethyl]

Here's a different spin on the Clark story that claims that Drudge took liberties with the transcript.

1 posted on 01/15/2004 10:49:46 PM EST by Buck W.

Night ridder or what ever it is, is a known liberal group, not considered credible.

[MJY1288]

I have spent some time reading about Wes Clark and I find him to be a dishonest man and not worthy of the post he held as General, not to mention being qualified for the highest office in the land.

His bazaar claim that he was approached by the White House shortly after 9/11 and told to blame it on Saddam as well as Osama is simply a bald face lie. He was questioned about this claim and he changed his story several times and in the end he said it was a Pro-Israeli think tank in Canada he told him to blame Saddam...

This man is a flake and I believe he will exit the scene before much longer. I say this because I believe those who are defending him will give up before they see their credibility destroyed along with Wesley Clark's

[goldstategop]

That's what you get when you have an ex-general who's not sure who he is running for President. He makes Nikita Dean look like he's got his marbles together - though when you see the veins popping from his forehead it makes you want to run for the hills. The Democrats Two Big Favorites can't level with the American people about who they are and what they stand for. I wouldn't trust either of them a thumb's reach away from the Big Red Button.

[Republican Wildcat]

There's audio of these remarks available. Clark is lying, and the people who wrote this are apparently just as dishonest.

[cwb]

"said America should work through the United Nations to seek a diplomatic solution and go to war only as a last resort."

Kinda like he and Clinton did before going into Kosovo, right? It is an accumulation of statements that prove this guy to be a liar. He can spin this anyway he wants, but if you've seen quotes from his book, he's even lying about his spin. In the book he tells of how NATO was an impotent organization because of Europe's special interests. Someone needs to ask him why he should expect Bush to go to an international organization (which he did) when in his book he talks about how these organizations are ineffective when it comes to military operations. The guys a General liar.