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To: American Spirit who wrote (856)	11/25/2003 12:10:37 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 1414

The Bush beater _________________________________ Is Wesley C Clark the man who can stop George W Bush's re-election? Jason Burke Sunday November 23, 2003 The Observer books.guardian.co.uk Buy Winning Modern Wars at Amazon.co.uk Winning Modern Wars: Iraq, Terrorism and the American Empire by Wesley C Clark PublicAffairs, £18.99, pp208 Anti-Americanism, a prejudice prevalent in much of the world today, is as dangerous and misconceived as any of the more ignorant opinions expressed by President Bush or his 'neocon' cronies. No state or society is monolithic. All are systems that function despite, or perhaps because of, the contest between different interests within. 'America', however conceived, is no different, and those who speak of it in such consistently pejorative terms should read Wesley Clark's well-informed and intelligent book. In the weeks around the anniversary of 11 September, I spent hours taking part in American TV and radio shows and phone-ins. Some were national, others local. But the calls from viewers and listeners were consistently interested, informed and sympathetic. There were many voices in America, and we would do well to remember that Bush does not speak for all. Clark is one of the most incisive of those voices. The four-star general and Vietnam veteran appears, in recent weeks, to have become the Democrats' best hope of ousting the incumbent of the White House in the next presidential election. Winning Modern Wars, though he denies it in his introduction, is effectively Clark's manifesto. The first 100 pages analyse the recent war in Iraq. Clark commanded US troops in the Iraqi theatre in the early Nineties, and provides useful insights. The true problems for senior commanders are supply lines and troop deployment timetables, not battle tactics. The secret of American military superiority, Clark shows, is, in addition to massive transport capability, a hitherto unheard of degree of co-operation between ground troops and air power. Only recently have the secure communications been developed that allow concepts of 'battlespace' rather than 'battlefield' to become a real-time reality. He is scathing about the failure by war leaders to plan properly for the post-conflict period. This he attributes to a natural tendency of the American political and military establishment to play to their strengths. A marine in Iraq told me his job was to 'shoot people and blow things up'. Moving beyond that has proved difficult for a conservative Pentagon and civilian leadership suspicious of anything smacking of 'social work'. The latter part of Clark's book is devoted to a sustained attack on the conduct of the 'war on terror'. Clark says the current administration's bullish unilateralism, dependence on military force, disdain for international law and institutions have been profoundly counterproductive and run against everything that made American great. He says, rightly, that military power should be the last resort and can only succeed when used in combination with diplomatic, social, political, economic, cultural and developmental measures. America, he says, risks winning individual battles, even campaigns, but losing the war and losing itself. His analysis, manifesto or otherwise, is accurate, timely and important.

To: American Spirit who wrote (856)	11/25/2003 1:17:24 AM
From: Don Green	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1414

AS "Kerry, Clark or Gore could beat Bush. If you cannot see that you're in denial." LOL! Dean is going to win the primary battles!

To: American Spirit who wrote (856)	11/25/2003 5:22:19 AM
From: Oral Roberts	Respond to of 1414

Repeatedly it has been proven to you that the 57,700 voters taken off the polls in FL is absolute bullshit. Why do you keep repeating it? Since I must be in denial also will you please link me to a poll showing that Kerry, Clark or Gore would beat Bush in a head to head match? Hell you can't even show a poll where Kerry stands a snowballs chance in hell of winning the Democratic nomination much less being elected President. Talk about denial you are the definition of it.

To: American Spirit who wrote (856)	11/25/2003 8:35:07 AM
From: Oral Roberts	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1414

What are your feelings on this article? Message 19534555 I like this quote on your boyfriend Kerry. ``Kerry is imploding,'' said Larry Sabato, a University of Virginia political scientist. ``Unless there's a miracle for him, it's difficult to see him winning. And for Dean to be so high in Florida, that's surprising. It's not his natural base.'' Only 6 percent of Democrats said they would choose Kerry if Florida's primary were held now, according to Mason- Dixon Polling & Research Inc., which conducted the survey Nov. 17-21 for the Tribune and WFLA, News Channel 8. Damn only 6%! He might want to consider getting the heck out and saving his time and money. What are you going to do then I wonder?