Posted on 06/29/2008 8:26:53 PM PDT by FocusNexus
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Retired US General Wesley Clark on Sunday said Republican White House hopeful John McCain lacked executive experience to be president, in rare criticism of the Vietnam veteran's military service.
Clark told CBS television that McCain was a hero for enduring years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam "but he hasn't held executive responsibility.
"That large squadron in the Navy that he commanded -- that wasn't a wartime squadron. He hasn't been there and ordered the bombs to fall."
Clark, former NATO supreme allied commander, said McCain's combat experience as a fighter pilot did not make him more qualified to be president than Democratic candidate Barack Obama.
"Well, I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president," he said.
Clark said Obama had shown good judgment and talent as a communicator, saying the US president's greatest authority came from the power to persuade.
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(The original source is AFP (Agence France-Presse), NOT related to AP.)
This is a replacement article to the article posted by BunnySlippers, which has to be pulled because the source of that one was AP.
I found this by AFP, not related to AP in the least.
Agence France Presse
http://www.afp.com/english/home/
People need to see how low Obama supports sink.
Hey Wes!
You lack POW experience!
How about you sit in lock up for the next 5 years?
This idiot has the nerve to bring up “command experience” when his guy isn’t even house broke!
“Well, I don’t think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president,” he said.
I’ll take it over “community organizer” any day, Clark.
Weasely’s stupidity and arrogance ( a lethal combo !) is just unbelievable. This from a guy who was lucky his own subordinates never killed him ( they hated him).
McCain hasn’t held executive responsibility
Neither did Lincoln
Clark
Thank you. and thank you to Bunny slippers!
Yeah, but you forgot...Obama had ‘lock up” experience in his church with Rev Wright for 20 years. Uh, wait a minute, that would be torture for me...not Obama and the oh-so-sad-and -tragically downtrodden Michelle.
And how much exec responsibility does Obama have? Usually idiots don’t make general, but in this case Gen. Clark is an exception.
He needn’t have bothered pulling rank, since everyone had him pegged long ago as a no-class prick.
He wants VP. But he’ll settle for being in the cabinet
Clark is nothing but a ‘Rat political hack, and has been since he entered politics as the Clintonista candidate for president in ‘04.
Looks a bit too gay to be a retired General.
It would figure that the French media would publish something with this political slant.
The guy who almost started World War III?
From The Guardian, Tuesday August 3, 1999:
“I’m not going to start the third world war for you,” General Sir Mike Jackson, commander of the international K-For peacekeeping force, is reported to have told Gen Clark when he refused to accept an order to send assault troops to prevent Russian troops from taking over the airfield of Kosovo’s provincial capital.
Thank you Weasley! I’ve been really torn about November. YOU, you stupid moron, just swung my vote solidly into McCain’s column. Way to go maggot!!!
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