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July 01, 2008
Looking At Wesley Clark The Certified Jerk!
In an interview with CBS' Bob Schieffer, Wesley Clark , the former NATO commander had the brass to question McCain's military credentials while trivializing his experience as a combat pilot and prisoner of war.
"He hasn't been there and ordered the bombs to fall" as a wartime commander, Clark told Schieffer. When Schieffer noted that McCain had been shot down over Hanoi, Clark responded: "I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president."
When a visibly shocked Shieffer asked what Obama's command credentials were, Clark said Obama was running on the strength of his character and judgment.
Clark's own character, judgment and command experience are also open to question. While commanding NATO troops in defense of Muslim Kosovo and against Serbian Christians, for example, the hot-headed Clark commanded a subordinate British general to attack Russian troops that had landed without NATO permission at the airport in Kosovo's capital. President Clinton and Defense Secretary William Cohen soon removed Clark, months ahead of schedule.
Obama, who has been more eager to meet with Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad than with Gen. David Petraeus, was wrong about Iraq and the surge. So was Clark.
Rand Beers, who served as the top national security adviser to the 2004 Kerry campaign, said that because McCain was in an unfortunate state of "isolation" during much of the Vietnam War, he missed the domestic turmoil that took place in the U.S. and his national security experience is "sadly limited" as a result.
Now let's take a look at Wesley Clark
This bozo was fired as the U.S. military commander in Europe. Clark’s firing included charges of lying.
Jim Geraghty of NRO today puts it succinctly: From one of my favorite articles, a profile of Clark: "Interviews with a wide variety of current and retired military officials reveal that Clark was disliked by only three groups: Those whom ranked above him in the chain of command whom he ignored, his peers at the same rank whom he lied to, and those serving beneath him whom he micromanaged."
And this is from Frontpage
Like Bill Clinton, Wesley was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. While Clinton spent his time in sexual dalliances (and one alleged rape) and leading anti-American demonstrations in Europe and visiting the Kremlin in the dead of winter by special invitation, Clark was more studious. In August 1968 he emerged with a Master’s Degree in philosophy, politics and economics.
The Rhodes Scholarships had been set up by British imperialist Cecil Rhodes to educate the brightest American youngsters in England, a once-secret codicil in his will made clear, so that they would go home and help bring America back under the political sway of the British Empire.
Wesley Clark’s career in the U.S. military was solid but not stellar. It included a variety of backwater assignments as well as one high point, White House Fellow 1975-76.
But an unexpected bolt from the blue suddenly ignited Clark’s life, turning mediocrity into a skyrocket ride that could yet land him in the Oval Office. He was named Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, III Corps, at sweltering Fort Hood southwest of Waco, Texas.
On a late winter day in 1993, Texas Governor Ann Richards suddenly called the base, later meeting with Clark’s Number Two to discuss an urgent matter. Crazies at a Waco compound had killed Federal agents. If newly-sworn-in President Bill Clinton signed a waiver setting aside the Posse Comitatus Act, which generally prohibits the military from using its arms against American citizens within our borders, could Fort Hood supply tanks and other equipment?
Clinton did. Wesley Clark’s command at Fort Hood “lent” 17 pieces of armor and 15 active service personnel under his command to the Waco Branch Davidian operation. It is absolute fact that the military equipment used by the government at Waco came from Fort Hood and Clark’s command.
The only issue debated by experts is whether Clark was at Waco in person to help direct the assault against the church compound in a scene remarkably similar to the incineration of villagers in a church by the British in Mel Gibson’s movie “The Patriot.”
What happened at Waco was the death, mostly by fire, of at least 82 men, women and children, including two babies who died after being “fire aborted” from the dying bodies of their pregnant mothers.
Planning for this final assault involved a meeting between Clinton Attorney General Janet Reno and two military officers who developed the tactical plan used but who have never been identified.
Some evidence and analysis suggests that Wesley Clark was one of these two who devised what happened at Waco.
As Leftist journalists Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair noted, the ruthless tactics and attitude on display at Waco are strikingly similar to those Clark has used on other battlefields in his career.
Odd, isn’t it, that the Leftist establishment press has told you nothing about the connection between General Wesley Clark and Waco – or what happened to him immediately after the service he rendered the Clintons at Waco?
Immediately after Waco, Wesley Clark’s flat career began an incredible meteoric rise.
In April 1994 he was promoted to Director of Strategic Plans and Policy for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
In June 1996 Clark was named Commander in Chief of the U.S. Southern Command in Panama and put in charge of most U.S. forces in all of Latin America and the Caribbean.
In June 1997 President Clinton appointed him Commander in Chief of the United States European Command and SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, in command of the forces of NATO, a position Clark would hold until May 2000.
As SACEUR General Wesley Clark would collect a truckload of honors. He would also prosecute Clinton’s war siding with Muslim Kosovars against Serbian Christians in the Balkans.
This war was largely fought from high altitude aircraft to minimize American casualties, an approach that increased civilian casualties on the ground. Clark soon acquired a reputation as someone who lied about such casualties, lies reported even by Time Magazine.
Democrats who support Howard Dean or Dennis Kucinich for their anti-war stance should know that when Russians landed and took over one provincial airport in the region, General Clark commanded British forces to attack the Russians. British General Sir Mike Jackson reportedly refused, saying: “I’m not going to start the Third World War for you!”
Col. David Hackworth about Gen. Wesley Clark, “he’s far more comfortable in a drawing room discussing political theories than hunkering down in the trenches where bullets fly and soldiers die.”
Clark’s nickname among soldiers under his command reportedly was “the Supreme Being.” And that was when Clark was only a general or even lower-ranking officer.
Clark and Michael Moore
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Wild Thing's comment........
Wesley Clark is the kind of general you’d get if you allowed the New York Times editorial board to choose one.
Now a look at B. Hussein’s military record? Basic training in a madrassa in Indonesia.
From Hot Air:
"Let’s point out a few things about Barack Obama:
In “the matter of national security policy making.” Barack Obama hasn’t ever done anything.
In the matter of gauging your “opponents”, Obama wants to meet with them without preconditions despite having no national-security, military, or diplomatic experience.
Barack Obama hasn’t been on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Barack Obama hasn’t had any executive experience.
Barack Obama hasn’t commanded anything, in wartime or not.
Barack Obama hasn’t dealt with diplomats in any capacity at all.
Barack Obama hasn’t ordered the bombs to fall, although to be fair, he has associated himself with someone who has — William Ayers. "
Posted by Wild Thing at July 1, 2008 04:50 AM
Comments
WESLEY CLARK SHOULD BE STRIPPED OF HIS STARS- WHAT A FARCE-
Another friggin lying Commie!!
McCain had this to say on his website:
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
John McCain Addresses Gen. Wesley Clark's Attacks
"The important thing is that if that's the kind of campaign that Senator Obama and his surrogates and his supporters want to wage, I understand that, but it doesn't reduce the price of a gallon of gas by one penny." -- John McCain
Shut UP!!!
I am impressed!!!!
McCain is kicking @$$ and taking names!!
What a monumental put down!!!
Posted by: Cheryl Zee at July 1, 2008 09:20 AM
Although not a fan of McCain's, I'll say this though. McCain may not have ordered the bombs to fall but he pushed the button to release the bombs that fell.
Wesley Clark is a prostitute. He'll sell himself to whoever he believes will give him the best deal.
Posted by: BobF at July 1, 2008 09:53 AM
Weeeezly Clark has an other title "TGTWF"
The General That Was Fired!!!
Posted by: Tincan Sailor at July 1, 2008 10:56 AM
Obama responded to Clarks remarks about McCain,by redefining patriotism, at least his definition of patriotism. Of course when the spot light's shined on obama.
But how can obama redefine his own patriotism. He would not even wear a Flag lapel pin, until finally forced into it. Again Obama says, don't question 'MY patriotism'. ... Yeah, I am sure, especially when he has the Marxist, CPUSA and the Socialist endorsements, must make it real tough to define his patriotism.
Posted by: Mark at July 1, 2008 11:43 AM
I understand Wesley Clark knew Bill Clinton from their Oxford days as Rhodes scholars. Being a FOB is how Clark got so many promotions so fast after Waco.
Like so many on the far Left, Clark is incompetant at most everything except coniving.
Posted by: TomR at July 1, 2008 12:16 PM
All this phoney BS from the Democrats and Obama about his phony patriotism, the Obama surrogates and their servile posturing is sickening. Wesley Clark's attack on McCain, who isn't elevated to that esteemed pinacle of idolatry in my view, was just another attack in their dogma that only a Democrat (Communist) can lead this country, these are the same people that tried to foist the tragic accident of Max Cleland upon us as a heroic deed, Max screwed up, sorry, no friggin' PT109 for him, he did serve as a useful idiot for them. Now it's Clark's turn.
Why hasn't Wesley answered for this bit of his leadership expertise?
He is a four-star general on account of his commanding ability to kiss the asses of those above him.
Let's look at Clark's command a bit. Clark's military career began July 2, 1962 when he entered West Point and ended with his retirement in 2000. 38 years, 34 of which were staff positions. Clark was assigned a position in the 1st Infantry Division and flew to Vietnam on May 21, 1969 he worked as a staff officer, collecting data and helping in operations planning and was awarded the Bronze Star for his work with the staff.
Clark was given command of A Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry of the 1st Infantry Division in January 1970. In February, only one month into his command, he was shot four times by a Viet Cong soldier with an AK-47. He was awarded the Silver Star for his actions during the encounter.
While recuperating he commanded C Company, 6th Battalion, 32nd Armor, 194th Armored Brigade, a company composed entirely of wounded soldiers, at Fort Knox.
As you have shown WT his record is less than stellar in the judgement department, particularly when dealing with personnel and people, but he fits the mold of the willing puppet for the Democrat's agenda.
Going into the field once and getting wounded is a tragedy in and of itself in a landscape where you can bump into the enemy at any time. Steadfastly going out 23 times before getting shot down is quite another in an area where the enemy is known to be, on his own turf, supported and supplied by Soviet and Chinese arms and trainers, the pilots knowing they are flying into their heavy defenses deliberately. It's not just a plane ride in a jet as numbnuts Clark intimates nor is spending 5-1/2 years in the most horrible of conditions as a POW a joyride. It is not a record that Wesley Clark is qualified to chastise.
I am reminded of a speech given at the Sorbonne, Paris, on April 23, 1910 that regarding the "man in the arena" or "not the critic" by Teddy Roosevelt, a quote that aptly describes the detractors and betrays the absolute weak platform these minions pin their furure on. An excertp of that "Citizenship in a Republic," speech.
"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt
Posted by: Jack at July 1, 2008 12:30 PM
Wesley Clark, an Obama advisor and supporter is just one more reason to keep BHO as far away from the White House as possible.
McCain's status as a POW may not on it's own qualify him to be President, but Obama's total lack of executive skills, experience, and achievement should, in thinking people's minds, disqualify him from becoming President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.
Posted by: Les at July 1, 2008 02:06 PM
Cheryl, thanks for the quote.
"The important thing is that if that's the kind of campaign that Senator Obama and his surrogates and his supporters want to wage, I understand that, but it doesn't reduce the price of a gallon of gas by one penny." -- John McCain
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 1, 2008 04:20 PM
BobF, yes, and me too I am not fan of McCain ( stuck with him but no fan) and there have been plenty of Veterans on the right that have spoken out about McCain. But they never ever held up Obama is a good example of good judgement and leadership for being the CIC, Never. Clark is a fool and an idiot and a jerk and I could go on and on about this twit Clark.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 1, 2008 04:25 PM
Tincan Sailor, good one.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 1, 2008 04:27 PM
Mark, exactly!!!!! Thanks Mark.
Obama and patriotism two words foreighn to each other.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 1, 2008 04:32 PM
Tom thanks, I never knew that before about Clinton and Clark. Birds of a feather for sure.
YUK Clark is horrible. And just now he was on TV again going deeper and deeper into BS about McCain and Obama. sheesh
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 1, 2008 04:35 PM
Jack thank you so much for all of that. And for the link and quote too.
Clark has been a horrible leader in all ways.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 1, 2008 04:40 PM
Les I agree, Obama sure picks the low men on the totum pole just like the Clinton's always have done.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 1, 2008 04:44 PM
