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Wesley Clark on Talk of the Nation NPR
Well, I just listened to Clark do an interview on NPR today. Overall, I say he did a pretty good job. He emphasized the need for a strong US military, a concentration on efforts to attack terrorism (not diversions such as Iraq), and greater international cooperation and solidarity through the use of the likes of the UN and NATO. Furthermore, he emphasized that the US was not placing enough pressure on Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, and that he would remained committed to Iraq, yet would try to wrap up operations as soon as possible to place more forces in the hunt for Bin Laden. Additionally, he also somewhat clarified that flap about his disagreeance with a British commander over his initiation of "world war 3." At any rate, I noticed two things about his interview that I found extremely admirable: A) He remained solidly focused on emphasising his position and his solutions on several issues. B) Not once did he bash Bush nor any other democrat on their campaign/positions/record. Overall, I would say that his interview was largely devoid of the over the top rhetoric you would hear coming from Dean or Bush. Reminds me of a democratic version of McCain, and he sounds like someone who can definetely work with congress to get things done. He's definetely bagged my vote ...
Here's a link to an audio interview ... it won't be up until 6pm EST however.
http://www.npr.org/display_pages/fe...re_1559594.html
Edit: oh yes and domestically, he said the tax cut was good, but not efficient (should have been geared more to the middle class) and he also emphasized constitutional values.
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Last edited by occrider on Dec-22-2003 at 20:14
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