[Miss Marple]

I agree. How much of our security was compromised because of his ego and his vendettas against those who dared to disagree with him?

He was not fit for the position he held. Bah.

[calcowgirl]

They had it right in 1992 when they canned him. I don't understand why they ever took him back in. Bad decision.

Title: Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs
Name: Richard A. Clarke State of Residency: Virginia
Non-career appointee
Appointment: Aug 7, 1989
Entry on Duty: Aug 8, 1989
Termination of Appointment: Jul 10, 1992
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Wall Street Journal Mar 13, 1992:
The State Department’s inspector general, Sherman Funk, is expected to issue a report later this month that will summarize intelligence reports of the apparent Israeli violations of U.S. regulations and agreements, the officials say. That report will exclude many of the sensitive details revealed in classified intelligence, and it probably won’t list Israel by name.

Mr. Funk’s public report is also expected to criticize the State Department for failing to monitor defense sales adequately. Israel spends about $900 million in U.S. military aid each year to make commercial purchases from American contractors, including sophisticated weaponry and technology. But Mr. Funk’s auditors last year found the State Department over several months hadn’t checked on how high-tech items sold to Israel were used, according to an official familiar with the inquiry.

Mr. Funk will recommend disciplinary action against Richard Clarke, assistant secretary of state in charge of the bureau of politico-military affairs. Such action could include firing.

[Let's Roll]

"He was not fit for the position he held. Bah."

Look for the Clinton Legacy Machine to now blame it ALL on Clarke - why, how could the man from hope ever have done anything about obl etc with Clarke mucking things up year after year etc.