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I will hazard a guess as to how a general officer so widely mistrusted by his peers could advance to so high a station as General 'Wes' Clark: Waco. The commander of First Cav did as he was told, via back channels, by the then C-in-C.

That earned him a role as "favorite" in the Clinton administration. Clark, perhaps, even knew a little more than he "should". Thus, the rapid escalation to SACEUR.

And while NATO commander in Brussels, Clark got another request from his then C-in-C: "Do me a favor and promote this Kosovo thingie, Wes. I've got some heat to deal with over here in the States -- an impeachment, a little corruption, maybe some treason and a even a rape charge, y'know. Lemme tell ya, I could stand a media distraction. Why doncha ratchet up some of those atrocity charges -- CNN, those folks, they'll lap it up -- and see if we can't get ourselves into a little war over there. You can run the deal, Wes...get all the glory, that's what you guys want, isn't it?"

So, can it be any wonder that his colleagues hate his guts? I sure do. And I don't even know him...

Clark is one puppet who is truly a martinet...

The air war over Kosovo and the remnants of Yugoslavia took place March-June 1999, after the end of the "trial" in the Senate, so Clinton didn't have to worry about being removed from office...but was concerned with having his "legacy" be something more than just Monica.

I do agree with the basic premiss that Clark got where he did by his willingness to carry water for the Clintons whenever called upon.