General Wesley K. Clark Endorses U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Health, and Iraq Accountability Act March 14, 2007
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General Wesley K. Clark Endorses U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Health, and Iraq Accountability Act
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at 5:25 PM
Washington, D.C. – Retired General and Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Wesley K. Clark today endorsed the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Health, and Iraq Accountability Act and issued the following statement:
“House Democrats have offered a responsible approach that protects our Armed Forces, the troops and their families, and encourages both the Iraqis and the Bush Administration to work more effectively to salvage some success in ending what has been a tragically mistaken and failing mission. This conflict must be resolved politically – military efforts alone are insufficient – and this legislation strongly promotes that political solution. This legislation is the product of the kind of responsible legislative leadership that the American people voted for in 2006, and I wholeheartedly support this bill.”
Clark talks about the importance of the Arts, Labor and Education March 9, 2007
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by Reg NYC
Fri Mar 09, 2007
Crossposted from The Clark Community Network
Reg: Hi, I’m Reg. I’m here with General Wesley Clark, former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and 2004 Presidential candidate. First, I’d like to thank you for your work with VoteVets and stopiranwar.com.
General Clark Thank you.
Reg: Everyone please go and sign the petition
General Clark Please.
Reg: at stopiranwar.com, all one word. But I also know that you’re more well-rounded than that. So, I wanted to ask some questions you are not ordinarily asked about.
General Clark Okay.
Reg: Okay. First thing was I was very pleasantly surprised to hear you say at one point that you supported refunding the National Endowment for the Arts.
General Clark That’s true. (laughs)
Reg: Culture is our largest civilian export, but a lot of politicians-
General Clark Exactly.
Reg: -in both parties attack the arts, but…
General Clark Yeah. Well, you need all, you need the arts. I mean, if- people have to have a means of interpreting their (chuckle) life experiences. You can’t just be mechanical in life. It’s about feeling and emotion and the meaning of life, and that’s what art does for us in all of its mediums.
Reg: Do you support restoring the grants to individuals instead of just organizations like it is now?
General Clark Absolutely.
Wes Clark in New Hampshire March 3, 2007
Posted by jenmarie in Iran, energy, fund-raiser, global warming/extreme climate change.comments closed
March 3, 2007
By Dave R. Choate
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“This administration’s foreign policy, in my mind, has not been adept,” Clark said. “I’ve been saying for years now that the Iraq war was one we did not have to fight, and with Iran the military option should be the last resort, after this country uses diplomacy and economic leverage.”
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On the subject of China’s recent anti-satellite missile launch, Clark said he saw the move as both a test of technology and a show of power. He said the best course of action for the U.S. would be to maintain a friendly relationship with the growing world power.
“We should consider a global environment in which it is no longer larger powers and smaller powers fighting. It’s important for the world to rebuild an international consensus behind the United Nations, so force is not proscribed for every situation,” Clark said.
He also asserted that energy efficiency was critical for the environment. Clark said he would favor the creation of a national energy policy that would restrict carbon usage to the lowest possible level and help make citizens more aware of the problem.
“It’s easy to say (that there’s no global warming) when it’s March and there’s snow on the ground in New Hampshire,” he said. “A lot of people say it’s a cycle, and yes, that’s partly true, but the majority of that impact is in greenhouse gases.”
Clark was in Portsmouth for a fund-raiser for U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, D-N.H., who he described as “really terrific.”
Shea-Porter worked on Clark’s campaign in 2003 and he returned the favor by appearing alongside her at a late-October forum in Hampton Falls.
“(Shea-Porter) has an incredible grasp of the issues. I think she’s a wonderful representative, and maybe that’s just the start of it,” Clark said.
~full article at Portsmouth Herald
Wesley Clark returning to N.H. March 2, 2007
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March 1, 2007
Wes Clark to New Hampshire tomorrow
He will be in Portsmouth NH to honor Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter. She was a tireless Clark supporter in his 2004 primary race and credits Wes with inspiring her to enter electoral politics.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Wesley Clark is coming back to New Hampshire this weekend to help Representative Carol Shea-Porter celebrate her November win.
Clark, a 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, will attend a 5:30 p.m. victory rally for Shea-Porter in Portsmouth.
The former general is eying another campaign. He last was in the state last fall.
Details on Clark’s public calendar.
Originally posted on A Wes Clark Democrat
