I understand what you are saying. It is a long way till November. If Clarke says Clinton did better than Bush and people believe it, it does not matter very much because Clinton is not running for office. It's Bush vs. Kerry and Kerry is the one whose track record on terrorism matters. And Kerry's record is terrible.
Condi Rice is really the main one under attack. It is up to her to fight for her reputation and that of the Administration. She HAS to prevail for the sake of the election and history. It is part of her job now. I will be disappointed if she does not keep after this for as LONG as it takes to discredit Clark and get those poll numbers back up.