An Army of One (Wesley Clark saves Europe)

Washington Monthly ^ | September 2002 | Wesley Clark

[Soliton]

An Army of One?

In the war on terrorism, alliances are not an obstacle to victory. They're the key to it.

(Excerpt)

“In the darkest days before the NATO 50th anniversary summit in late April in Washington, British Prime Minister Tony Blair came to our headquarters in Belgium on very short notice. To be honest, it wasn't altogether clear why he was coming. But as he and I sat alone in my office, it quickly became apparent. "Are we going to win?" he asked me. "Will we win with an air campaign alone? Will you get ground troops if you need them?" Blair made it very clear that the future of every government in Western Europe, including his own, depended on a successful outcome of the war. Therefore, he was going to do everything it took to succeed. No stopping halfway. No halfheartedness.”

[Soliton]

I bet Blair loves this guy for saying this cr*p

[areafiftyone]

Delusions of Grandeur?

[Rudder]

Nice excerpt.

[DTA]

>>>>In the war on terrorism, alliances are not an obstacle to victory. They're the key to it<<<

Yes, NATO served as AIR FORCE TO AN AL-QAEDA ALLY.

CLARK'S DOCTRINE: FIGHTING TERRORISM BY SUPPORTING IT.

[Gen. Clark salutes KLA terrorists in Kosovo. KLA is an Al Qaeda ally]

[Arpege92]

I had just recently read why Clark is suddenly announcing himself as a Democrat. Apparently Clark wanted to be part of this Iraq war because he had been a NATO commander and he knew how to build military coalitions. Some GOP friends inquired about this possibility but were told to forget it. Word has it that Karl Rove, the president's mastermind, blocked the idea and Clark became furious. Last January at a conference in Switzerland, he happened to chat with two prominent Republicans, Bill Owen and Mark Holtzman. Clark told them that he would have been a Republican if Karl Rove had returned his phone calls.

Clark doesn't deny saying this but he is claiming that it was all said and done in fun. Yea right!