Posted on 09/25/2003 5:31:52 AM PDT by kattracks
Forcibly retired Gen. Weasley Clark, the “on-again/off-again/ask-the-press-secretary” supporter of action in Iraq, can’t seem to get anything right – now or in the past.
As commander of forces in Kosovo, the Russians staged a surprise raid and seized control of the airport at Pristina right under Weasley’s nose. What was his measured, thoughtful response?
He wanted to launch an all-out attack and only his British counterpart, Lt. Gen. Michael Jackson, avoided catastrophe by refusing to implement Clark’s decision to send in paratroopers.
This from the media-lauded “brilliant” and “highly intelligent” Clark.
Gen. Weasley also got it flat-out wrong during the combat phase of the Iraq war this spring when, as a paid commentator for CNN, he questioned, second-guessed and derided the apparent U.S. military plan – during hostilities.
Not only did this yet again expose his poor military judgment, it also demonstrated a Clintonesque disregard for the interests of his country – as well as for U.S. forces – while engaged in combat.
So there he was already campaigning right in the middle of a war, which is also partly the basis of the reason he was fired as NATO commander by the Clinton administration.
And here’s what his boss, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs Hugh Shelton, said just two weeks ago: "I've known Wes for a long time. I will tell you the reason he came out of Europe early had to do with integrity and character issues, things that are very near and dear to my heart. I'm not going to say whether I'm a Republican or a Democrat. I'll just say Wes won't get my vote."
But maybe he has a legitimate explanation for these “lapses” in his military acumen, as he declared “I’m not a military man” despite have served 36 years as an officer the U.S. armed forces.
He’s also displayed his deeply held convictions and keen political skills, which undoubtedly led him to announce that he voted for Presidents Nixon and Reagan despite being a Democrat, as he declared just last week.
All of which certainly explains why Clark leads all of the neo-lib Democrat 10 little Indians running for president, according the latest Newsweak poll, which also shows him with a comfortable lead over President Bush – all within less than a week of declaring his candidacy!
This guy is even more amazing than Bill Clinton, who, with all his political gifts, ran up an astounding 46 percent of the vote in 1992 and 49 percent in 1996 (both lower than George Bush received in 2000, by the way) – so the sky must be the limit for General Confusion.
Maybe – just maybe – he’ll figure out what his positions are and then his poll numbers will really surge, perhaps even climbing way up into the vaunted 150 percent or even the 275 percent range in the next media survey!
Imagine how REALLY excited Judy Woodruff of CNN will be then!
That Weasley Clark is simply too much.
Dan Frisa represented New York in the United States Congress and served four terms in the New York State Assembly. E-mail: danfrisa@newsmax.com
Really? I didn't know that. What a good question that would make for some reporter. "General, why did you retire?".
But, but...the DemonCraps are counting on Weasley's military background to give them legitimacy on foreign affairs platforms.
Uh Oh! Paging Terry McCauliffe, call your office immediately!
Prairie
I read somewhere that he also ordered air strikes on two Russian ships in the Agean sea that were monitoring the goings on in Kosovo. Fortunately, the strikes were never carried out. I suppose General Clark forgot the Russians still have about 18,000 nuclear warheads pointed at us......
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