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Ashley Wilkes.
Entertainers. Is there anything they can’t do?
In all seriousness, if it can be shown that Clark gave that order, Blunt’s assertions may not be all bluster.
In the early 80’s there was a Soviet Officer who single handedly stopped a nuclear war by refusing to give the launch command.
Who knows how many times tragedy has been averted because of one person.
This is a bizarre little story.
Self important little singer.
4-Star Generals do not issue orders to company/squadron level officers in the field. If such an order were issued (doubtful), it would have been issued by Clark to both the tactical commander and to the senior British Commander. Whatever orders Capt. Song Boy got were received from his Squadron Commander (Major) or Regimental Commander (Lt. Col.)
I have known Wes Clark for years. He is an A$$hole 1st Class with diamonds and oak leaves, so I’m not trying to protect his sorry reputation. But, this story is hitting about 9.5 on the smell meter.
This is an old story. Interesting but not new.
From the article:...(Blunt speaking)"Fortunately, up on the radio came [commander of the British forces] General Mike Jackson, whose exact words at the time were, ‘I’m not going to have my soldiers be responsible for starting World War III...“He told us, why don’t we encircle the airfield instead?...
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If he was a former Captain in the British Military, they are in sorry shape.
I can not imagine him taking on a Girl Scout troop let alone a Russian formation.
Maybe Gen Clark thought Blunt could scare the Russians off with lewd sexual advances...
1. We had no business being in Kosovo in the first place. We had no dog in that fight.
2. Statement #1 above aside, we were, in a strategic sense, backing the wrong side in Kosovo. We were, essentially, backing muslims against anti-muslims.
3. IMHO, one of the reasons Western civilization will eventually fall (and guess to who) is that we continuously antagonize the Russians instead of developing a deep strategic partnership with them.
Comments please?
Clark was/is a weasel.
If I had my choice between Blunt and Wes Clark to lead me into battle, I would not hesitate to choose Blunt.
Actually, it was Michael Jackson that prevented WWIII.
Good for him, Wes Clark was an power-hungry idiot, and we had (have no business) in Kosovo.
J.S.
I still remember when Wesley Clark was an ostensible Presidential candidate during 2004; one of the liberal cable shows (I think CNN) referred to him, on a trial basis, as "American war hero Wesley Clark." But Clark's career in wartime was not distinguishing, especially as the officer in command in Bosnia, so the MSM stopped using that adjective anymore.
The perfect song for Wesley Clark
You’re Pitiful - Weird Al Yankovic (Sung to the tune of ‘You’re Beautiful’)
My life is brilliant
What, was I too early?
Oh, sorry... Should I - do you wanna start over, or...
Keep going? Okay... now? Now?
My life is brilliant
Your life’s a joke
You’re just pathetic
You’re always broke
Your homemade Star Trek uniform
Really ain’t impressin’ me
You’re sufferin’ from delusions of
Adequacy
You’re pitiful
You’re pitiful
You’re pitiful, it’s true
Never had a date
That you couldn’t inflate
And you smell repulsive too
What a bummer bein’ you
Well, you just can’t dance
And forget romance
Everybody you know still calls you...
Farty-Pants
But you’ll always have a job - well, I mean...
As long as you still can work that Slurpee machine
You’re pitiful
You’re pitiful
You’re pitiful, it’s true
You’re half-undressed
Eatin’ chips off your chest
While you’re playin’ Halo 2
No one’s classier than you
La la la la, la la la la
La la la la loser
You’re pitiful
You’re pitiful
You’re pitiful, it’s true
Your dog would much rather play fetch by itself
You still live with your mom and you’re 42
Guess you’ll never grow a clue
Well, it just sucks to be you