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Let's Stay Out of Libya

John Johnson — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 10:52:54 CST

Retired Gen. Wesley Clark takes a long look at the pros and cons of having the US intervene in Libya and thinks the answer is clear: Stay out of it, America. Even a no-fly is too dangerous, he argues in the Washington Post . It probably wouldn't be enough to force...

Gen. Clark: Now 'Ideal' Time to Repeal DADT

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 13:32:05 CST

Gen. Wesley Clark shot down objections to repealing DADT today, reports the Hill, calling wartime "the ideal time" to implement change "because we're talking about building teamwork around a common purpose." "It's just simply not a huge deal," he told This Week. Members of the armed forces cooperate based on...

'Right-Wing Freak Machine' Hit Me: Clark

Jonas Oransky — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:22:46 CDT

Wesley Clark told a netroots conference last night that he was attacked by the “great freak show” after saying John McCain’s POW experience wasn’t sufficient qualification for the presidency, the Huffington Post reports. “This is a playbook operation by the right-wing freak machine,” Clark said, “the great freak show where...

Look Who's Running for a Third Term— for Karl Rove

Jason Farago — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:20:00 CDT

This week's firefight over what Wesley Clark did or didn't say about John McCain's war record doesn't just remind us that most campaign brouhahas these days are about things that didn't even happen, writes Paul Krugman in the New York Times. It also reveals the long arm of Karl Rove....

Webb Joins Clark Brouhaha; McCain Camp Strikes Back

Jonas Oransky — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:50:04 CDT

James Webb said yesterday that John McCain should “calm down” regarding the politicizing of his military service, prompting an angry response today. McCain's campaign alleged a “coordinated attack on John McCain’s credentials.” But no Democrat—including Wesley Clark—has “demeaned” McCain’s service, Greg Sargent writes for Talking Points Memo.

McCain Pockets $70K From Swift Boaters

Jonas Oransky — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:26:41 CDT

John McCain has taken nearly $70,000 in donations from top funders of the notorious Swift Boat Vets for Truth, the group that assaulted John Kerry’s military record in 2004—prompting censure from McCain at the time as “dishonest and dishonorable.” A rep was coy in response, telling USA Today...

Obama Rejects Clark's Remark About McCain

Jonas Oransky — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:52:09 CDT

Barack Obama today rejected surrogate Wesley Clark’s suggestion that being shot down in Vietnam didn’t qualify John McCain for the presidency, the LA Times reports. A rep said Obama “honors and respects” McCain’s service. In a speech in Independence, Mo., Obama said: “Patriotism is supporting your country all the time,...

McCain's War Record Now Fair Game

Jonas Oransky — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:10:56 CDT

Wesley Clark's answer to a question on Face the Nation yesterday has exposed a simmering campaign issue, Politico reports: whether John McCain’s Vietnam ordeal translates to relevant experience for the presidency. "I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president," said...

Clark: McCain Must Get Behind Update to GI Bill

Jonas Oransky — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:18:00 CDT

John McCain is "casting doubt" on his "commitment to the newest generation of American heroes” by not throwing his support behind an extension of the GI Bill, Wesley Clark writes in the Los Angeles Times . A bipartisan overhaul would fix the bill that once guaranteed veterans a paid education—but...