True in principle, but we're in the concrete. Dims want to forget 9/11, but they can't. They want some messianic figure to assure them they are safe because, beneath all their pacifist "root-cause" and "live&let-live" pronouncements is fear. Also, Clarke is a UN'er, which still appeals to the dreams and aspirations of the college edicated sheeple; they'll overlook any bloodletting in the face of this. That's the pschizophrenic character of the dim base, they talk peace, but like the kind of people who don't mind "breaking eggs to make an omelet" ie, Castro, Lenin, Mao and the like.
The dim aspirants are jokes, and even the dim hard core realizes this. Clarke cuts an impressive figure next to this crowd; most will go away in exchange for a few bucks and a fancy title. This smells like Clinton's work, but the question is will Clinton retain his position if Clarke gets the upper hand?
We live in interesting times, to say the least.