Democrats about war "You don't have to win this thing, let it lie"

[heartsurgeon]

Interesting little bit of reading from Gen'l Wes. Clark's diary:
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the Democrat approach to war...sheeesh..

 

[xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx]

"There were those in the White House who said, 'Hey, look, you gotta finish the bombing before the Fourth of July weekend. That's the start of the next presidential campaign season, so stop it. It doesn't matter what you do, just turn it off. You don't have to win this thing, let it lie,' " Clark said in a January 2000 interview with NATO's official historian, four months before leaving the post of supreme allied commander Europe [fired again?]


Wow, disgusting.

 

[mfs378]

Please don't make unfair generalizations. Clark is a democrat, and he certainly did not share the position.

That being said, I think that it is a terrible thing that decisions about war and the military are subject to partisan political considerations. Thank goodness level heads prevailed.

I also think there is a good chance that there is similar politicization going on right now regarding the war in Iraq.

Unfortunately, it seems to be a part of the status quo amongst the washington insiders. Value political self-preservation above the good of the nation.

 

[tallest1]

geez, I just hope crap like this doesn't happen this year with elections coming up and all



I do find it interesting that this information is being given to a historian. While I sincerely hope that my future children get to learn of the craziness of years past, I do wonder how the past 12 years will be written