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

To: Don Green who wrote (1302)	1/22/2004 12:35:05 AM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1414

Generals are very typically not very interested in politics. Even Clark was not thinking about the Presidency. He was encouraged to do so, possibly by the Clintons are maybe by a few others. But his ambitions were not there as late as early last year. I mean the same thing happened with Norman Schwarzkoff. And it is the same with Colin Powell. He happen to do what he is doing today in the spirit of service to community. So generals generally do not get into making comments about fellow generals, for or against.

To: Don Green who wrote (1302)	1/22/2004 1:38:32 AM
From: portage	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1414

>>The total lack of boosters from senior retired military commanders for Clark is still the real mystery or question I want answered.>> Sounds like a positive contrarian signal to me. When nuts like - Tommy Franks was it ? - run around talking about suspending the constitution and the possible need for military rule in the US in the near future, tells me the only one of those guys I could trust is an unconventional one with his own inner compass. Like an Ike or a Clark. Not the rigid, conventional lock steppers. Who would want a Franks or Shelton or Haig endorsement anyway ? Clark made his mark, he didn't kiss boot. Them boys don't like that too well.