January 09, 2004
They're Scared of Clark, Too
from - smijer
While we are waiting on today's Nealz Snuze, its worth taking a moment to reflect on the audacity of some of yesterday's spin. It seems that General Shelton and General Clark had a little bit of bad blood between them over toppling one of those bloody dicatators like Saddam Hussein, and Shelton engaged in some office politics. Here's Neal's spin from yesterday:
Ok, here are some excerpts from the Clark resumé, about his "integrity and character":
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Oh yeah... I left out the mushy parts about his courage in the face of enemy fire, his selfless dedication to his men, the Army, and his country. I left out how he formed an international coalition and toppled a bloody dictator and stopped an ongoing genocide without the loss of American life, and everything else that didn't explicitly use words like "integrity" and "character". These performance reviews were not written while Clark was running for President. They were written while he served. Kinda' makes you wonder why Neal Boortz is so eager to repeat Shelton's political ploys, doesn't it?
Not me, 'cause I know who Boortz is working for. And I know they're "yellow" about running against Dean or Clark.
P.S. - I wouldn't expect a mere radio hack to know it, but Clark wasn't fired. He retired from the Army voluntarily, at the time of his choosing, and with a distinguished resumé. He was relieved of command over the Kosovo operation, due to some of the inevitable differences between a field commander and pentagon Brass. That's not the same as getting fired. He retired from the Army with honor.
Posted by smijer at January 9, 2004 06:35 AMDon't forget smijer that there were thousands of civilian casualties as a result Clark's brilliant aerial campaign. So when he talks about his compassion for human life relize that he ordered compassionless airstrikes. Just as so many anti-war lefties hate the Bush administration for.
I support the action in Kosovo, as one of the better things done in the Clinton administration(and I'm conservative).
So I'm just taking this opportunity to point at some hypocracy on your side of things...
Also the idea of Clark getting into office is not something I'm concerned with. Dean either for that matter...
Please do me a favor guys, make sure Edwards doesn't get the nomination. The last thing we need is another trial lawyer passing legislation for his buddies. My insurance is expensive enough already thanks...
| Posted by Tim on January 9, 2004 11:11 AM Link to comment |
Tim, I think there is some validity to that criticism. I personally haven't complained openly about civilian casualties in either war, but they are a concern to me, and I do take them into consideration when forming my own views.
| Posted by smijer on January 9, 2004 11:40 AM Link to comment |