Clark Vows: No 9/11s on My Watch

NewsMax.com ^ | Jan. 9, 2004 | Carl Limbacher

[Carl/NewsMax]

Democratic presidential hopeful Gen. Wesley Clark is promising that if he's elected president he'll guarantee that America won't be attacked again the way it was on Sept. 11, 2001 - even though he recently admitted that when he was Supreme Allied Commander of NATO he did nothing to stop the first 9/11 attack.

"If I'm president of the United States, I'm going to take care of the American people," Clark told the Concord Monitor on Friday.

"Nothing is going to hurt this country, not bioweapons, not a nuclear weapon, not a terrorist strike - there is nothing that can hurt us if we stay united and move together and have a vision for moving to the future the right way."

However, just five days ago, when the former NATO commander was asked what he did to prevent the first 9/11, he told "Meet the Press" that stopping bin Laden wasn't his job.

"The information [we had on bin Laden] was coming out of the Central Command area," said Clark. "What my responsibility was, was to take the measures in my area."

In fact, the White House hopeful confessed that what he and other Clinton generals did to counter al Qaeda pretty much amounted to all talk and no action.

"We did have threats by Osama bin Laden," he told host Tim Russert. "We were under high alert starting in late summer of '98 . . . We had continuing discussions on this at our commanders' conferences with the Secretary of Defense."

Still, despite his own sorry record on fighting terrorism, Clark told the Monitor that President Bush's negligence contributed to 9/11.

"I think [9/11] could have been prevented . . . I think it can be prevented again if we have the right leadership. That's me. I will protect America."

Hear Clark's former boss explain how he blew a chance to take Osama bin Laden into custody.

[Rainmist]

Weasley ( to me ) always looks like he's in the closet.

[Warren]

This guy is dumb and dumber all by himself.
A Bo and a Zo.

[Destructor]

"Is he insane?"

Either that or he just realizes that half of the people in the country are dumb enough to believe he can guarantee them that "Nothing is going to hurt this country, not bioweapons, not a nuclear weapon, not a terrorist strike..."

[Destructor]

When I think of Clark I get a mental picture of emperor Nero fiddling while Rome burned!

[Destro]

even though he recently admitted that when he was Supreme Allied Commander of NATO he did nothing to stop the first 9/11 attack.

That is because al-Qaeda and Clark were allies against Serbia during that time.

[cyncooper]

"If I'm president of the United States, I'm going to take care of the American people,"

Which is yet another twisted way to say President Bush did not, hence he's responsible in part for 9/11.

Clark = Major League Clymer

[Diverdogz]

Well, if a terrorist incident happens on a day other than September 11, he can make a Clintonian claim that he didn't let any "9-11s" occur.

[aculeus]

"Nothing is going to hurt this country, not bioweapons, not a nuclear weapon, not a terrorist strike - there is nothing that can hurt us if we stay united and move together and have a vision for moving to the future the right way."

It's "Can You Top This Idiocy?" time.

Let's watch how the media interviewers play this one.

[Ooh-Ah]

"If I'm president of the United States, I'm going to take care of the American people" 

 CLintonARK

[EQAndyBuzz]

"No, no. He is not insane. This is Clinton spin. He said, no 9/11's. As for any other date that something might happen, he has an out.It all depends on what your definition of 9/11 is."

This is the best quote of the day. Because it is totally true. The first time there is an explosion and the press talks to Clark about his quote, you know he will say that.

RAT morons.

[alnick]

"Nothing is going to hurt this country, not bioweapons, not a nuclear weapon, not a terrorist strike - there is nothing that can hurt us if we stay united and move together and have a vision for moving to the future the right way."

You know, he's partially correct. If our politicians would be united, we'd be stronger against the terrorists. Of course there's no way he can guarantee no attacks, but it is interesting that he says that being united will help prevent attacks and then proceeds to refuse to unite behind this president and tries to divide the country instead.

[alnick]

There will not....be...an attack...on my watch.

Sound familiar?

I did not...have...sexual relations...with that woman.

[chimera]

There will not....be...an attack...on my watch.

Never trust a Rat. He's parsing words and has an out. It's true, his watch will never be attacked if he's President. Terrorists attack buildings and people, but not watches.

Kind of like Clinton saying he was never "alone" with Monica because, well, there were always other people "around" (...in other rooms, in the building, in the city, in the state, in the country, in the world...).

[Let's Roll]

"Is he insane?"

Possibly, but he definitely hopes the sheeple have been dumbed down enough to believe it.

If the Israelis with their legendary intel and security can't stop these lunatics, no American president (including GWB) can either. It's just that there will be far fewer attacks with GWB than with a leftist appeaser in the WH.

[reagan_fanatic]

[faithincowboys]

Great work.

Clark is a madman. He makes Dean look like a statesman.

[dr_who_2]

No, he just left out one minor point. He'll never be president.

[Kaslin]

Not to mention common sense. It seems that all the Dem candidates don't have the ability to think before they speak.....which is fine by me.

Oh I believe they have the ability to think, it's just that they don't engage their brain before they speak....which is ok by me too