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Politics : Wesley Clark -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (757)	11/8/2003 9:44:39 PM
From: Don Green	Respond to of 1414

Ray Your posts are no longer reply worthy! You are sounding like the poster American Spirit. Way too many extremists around these political threads. Bye!

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (757)	11/9/2003 9:14:15 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 1414

Here is a fantastic column written by The Los Angeles Times columnist Robert Scheer... workingforchange.com <<...But in the very least it is enormously clarifying to have a battle-scarred former general front and center to explain why the president's reckless policies are weakening the nation's security. As Clark put it last week, Bush's "headlong rush to war" resulted in "dire consequences for our security." And I don't care if Clark is a "pure" Democrat, a question that seems to trouble some of his Democratic opponents. Pure Democrats like Lyndon Johnson have also ensnared us in disastrous wars. On domestic issues, Clark demonstrated a commitment to the party's progressive wing Friday, telling the Democratic National Committee, "I want to make one thing clear: I'm pro-choice, I'm pro-affirmative action, I'm pro-environment, pro-education, pro-health care and pro-labor. And if that ain't a Democrat, then I must be at the wrong meeting." But clearly Clark's main strength is in challenging the neoconservative clique that has brainwashed our naive president into a hare-brained scheme of remaking the world into an American empire. In the process, they have declared war, as Clark noted, "against anyone who expresses dissent, questions their facts or challenges their logic." And just as with Vietnam, where Clark was wounded, Iraq is proving to be a quagmire sucking up massive U.S. resources that prevents us from addressing pressing domestic problems: Social Security, health care, education, jobs, violence. Last week, in calling for an "independent, comprehensive investigation into the administration's handling of the intelligence leading to war in Iraq," Clark raised the key issue facing this president. "Nothing could be a more serious violation of public trust than to consciously make a case for war based on false claims," he said. And there you have it -- the basic issue that the Democrats must address in the next election, or it isn't worth having one...>> ______________________________________ Robert Scheer is a national syndicated columnist. He teaches courses on media and politics at USC's Annenberg School for Communication.

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (757)	11/11/2003 12:04:35 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1414

General Wesley Clark will appear on Meet the Press on NBC Sunday, November 16. Tom Russert will interview Clark for the entire hour. Set your VCRs or TiVos to be sure to see Clark. Tomorrow is Veteran's Day and, this week, Wes Clark pays tribute to our men and women who serve bravely around the globe. There are now more than 26 million veterans in America. Clark's veteran policy will make good on the health care, retirement, and education promises due each veteran. Read Clark's veterans' policy at: action.clark04.com