Wesley Clark's tanks used in Waco siege

WorldNetDaily ^ | 10-16-03 | Kelly Patricia O Meara

[ambrose]

[Travis McGee]

"Weasley" Clark Waco Ping.

[kms61]

Chris Witton wrote an of his tenure with the FBI HRT, titled "Cold Zero: Memoir of an FBI Sniper," and in it he says that FBI agents did in fact operate the Bradleys and other vehicles, after being trained by the military. He specifically mentions being transported back and forth from his observation post in a Bradley driven by a fellow HRT member. I would assume that military personnel were at Waco to handle fuel, maintenance, etc.

Clark may have some culpability here, but IMHO it's no more or less than anyone else in his chain of command.

[kms61]

Should read, Chris Whitton wrote an account of his tenure...

[waxhaw]

I know one former U.S. Army fellow (now retired) who was at Waco; he had just finished an assignment in Florida with an elite airborne Rapid Deployment Unit and was at Ft. Hood on a temporary training assignment when he and others in his small unit were sent to the Branch Davidian compound. He's told me he knew it was absolutely illegal for him and the other active-duty personnel to be at Waco; when he pointed this out to his commanding officer he was told "Orders are orders." I've known this about Clark for years and it isn't surprising that a Rhodes graduate would use U.S. troops against U.S. civilians - to Clark that's what the troops are for, not for the defense of our Constitution and our nation. Clark is more than a hazard to our nation - he's downright dangerous and would have made a perfect general for Hitler when the 3rd Reich was starting to come undone.

[waxhaw]

I know one former U.S. Army fellow (now retired) who was at Waco; he had just finished an assignment in Florida with an elite airborne Rapid Deployment Unit and was at Ft. Hood on a temporary training assignment when he and others in his small unit were sent to the Branch Davidian compound. He's told me he knew it was absolutely illegal for him and the other active-duty personnel to be at Waco; when he pointed this out to his commanding officer he was told "Orders are orders." I've known this about Clark for years and it isn't surprising that a Rhodes graduate would use U.S. troops against U.S. civilians - to Clark that's what the troops are for, not for the defense of our Constitution and our nation. Clark is more than a hazard to our nation - he's downright dangerous and would have made a perfect general for Hitler when the 3rd Reich was starting to come undone.

[waxhaw]

Sorry for the double response....

[chemicalman]

when he pointed this out to his commanding officer he was told "Orders are orders."

And you wonder where all these orders eventually trickle down from...just not Reno, but also the Clintons.

[MeekOneGOP]

[Victor]

Vince Foster supposedly was privy to the entire operation: knew everything and who gave the orders.

At some point he started to come "undone", and therefore dangerous to the Clintons.

[Fenris6]

What I want to know, is WHY Clarke (?), Clinton & Reno approved the use of CS gas on children. Any NBC Officer could (and probably did) tell them that a child's lungs cannot handle an adult dose of CS gas - they will suffocate.

[Victor]

Exactly what the Clintons needed in their rise to power: Reichstag general who would follow orders without question.

[elfman2]

At least the headline’s old news, reported since his first week in the race.

[wku man]

There is a huge, glaring difference between lawful and unlawful orders, and a soldier is not bound to obey unlawful ones. Your friend understood this, I understood this, and any PV2 with a room temperature IQ understands this. If Weasely Clark tries to say he was just following orders, he's a dispicable, bald-faced liar. During Waco, he had just come on board as the 1CD commander, and he was trying to eat cheese for his new boss and bestest buddy, Klinton the Tool. If there were any justice in this nation, Clark, El Renyo, Larry Potts, Lon Horiuchi, and the rest of the JBTs would be rounded up, dumped into the Straits of Florida during shark migration season, and left in a cloud of thick chum.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[xzins]

Based on the fact that military equipment from Fort Hood was used in the siege and that training was provided there, say critics, it is clear the commanding officer of the 1st Cavalry had direct knowledge of the attack and, more likely than not, was involved in the tactical planning.

I'm no Wes Clark fan, but this is not a supportable assumption.

As part of the Army for 20 years, I saw plenty of occasions when a unit was asked for vehicle or other logistic support without being part of the operational planning of those asking for support.

[OldFriend]

Weasel Clark on the wrong side of the issue of RWANDA as well.

This is a man to be feared by all sides.

[joesnuffy]

Imagine Clark as VP helping Prez Hitlery plan little trick n treats for their various
enemies on their lists....

[SLB]

Clark may have some culpability here, but IMHO it's no more or less than anyone else in his chain of command.

Where was the III Corps Commanding General? 1st Cav is just a subordinate unit to III Corps. What about FORSCOM, they are the higher headquarters for III Corps.

kms61 - You are correct, the entire chain of command should have been questioned. Division Commanders do have a boss they report to.

[joesnuffy]

I doubt that Clark told Reno and Mizz Clinton sure just take over my base...my men...my equipment ...no problem ..just keep me out of the loop...

Naw they had to ask him for help to implicate him in deeper...given the character flaw notion
Gen Shelton noted...It is quite conceivable..imo..that a well flattered Clark was glad to help out the ladies with their plans

He knew he was under no obligation to help here...he had to have wanted in....to further his ambition he tied his fate to the Clintlers
imo

[verity]

Exactly!

As much as I dislike the 'weasel', it is sheer ignorance to postulate that he acted unilaterally. It is equally ignorant to postulate that he had the power to avert the situation that developed.