Quotes by Wesley Clark

About Wesley Clark:

Wesley Kanne Clark, Sr. is a retired General of the United States Army. He graduated as valedictorian of the class of 1966 at West Point and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford, where he obtained a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He later graduated from the Command and General Staff College with a master's degree in military science. He spent 34 years in the Army, receiving many military decorations, several honorary knighthoods, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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In my experience, in bringing coercive diplomacy to bear against Slobodan Milosevic, no bomb strike was more important than maintaining NATO's cohesion.

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A commander in chief with military experience might be able to prod a conservative military into thinking more imaginatively.

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What I did warn about when I testified in front of Congress in 2002, I said if you want to worry about a state, it shouldn't be Iraq, it should be Iran. But this government, our administration, wanted to worry about Iraq, not Iran.

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As president of the United States, my top priority will be to keep America safe. We're going to go after the terrorist networks. We're going to go after Osama bin Laden. We are not going to live in fear in this country.

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When Bill Clinton ran in '92, and I listened to him, and I had of course known of his record from Arkansas, I found him extraordinarily inspirational, and I voted Democratic.

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Europe and America must act together in the face of evil. It's high time for Americans and Europeans to restore that unity and be able to take actions collectively together.

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I worked for the troops my entire time in the United States Armed Forces because we know in the United States Armed Forces that it's not the generals and the colonels that win battles, it's the soldiers: it's the people at the front, the mechanics wi...

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One of the things I learned in the military is sometimes you don't know what mistakes you make for a long time. But as you go through a campaign, there's lots of decision points you make, and you don't know whether those are gonna be the right decisi...

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In the 1950s, Pakistan allied with the United States in something called the Central Treaty Organization. We were lined up with, at that time, Iran, ruled by the Shah, and Pakistan and Turkey as a southward shield against Soviet expansion toward the ...

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For the United States to be a global leader, we have to have a very tight relationship with Europe. And we've held that relationship since 1949 when we established the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO. NATO is the bond. It's a security bond.

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Our men and women fighting in Iraq are held accountable for their performance and their conduct. On duty and off, twenty-four hours a day. They're fighting for us, for our safety, our rights, and our freedoms.

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The truth is, about the Middle East is, had there been no oil there, it would be like Africa. Nobody is threatening to intervene in Africa.

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George W. Bush has helped those who have most, hurt those who have least and ignored everyone in between.

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I think we're at risk with our democracy. I think we're dealing with the most closed, imperialistic, nastiest administration in living memory. They even put Richard Nixon to shame.

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Veterans have had a long record of leaning towards the Republican Party. I think that's changing. I think that President Obama has the strongest record with veterans among any president in my lifetime.

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What I learned in the military is that gossip starts early and it stays forever.

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Everybody in the military has a reputation, and usually it doesn't come out to the public.

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You have to be true to what you believe in and do your duty.

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I like Hilary Clinton. I think she's - she's a fantastic leader.

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Turkey's a NATO member. If Turkey gets attacked, we have to help defend Turkey.

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Author Bio

  • NameWesley Clark
  • DescriptionAmerican general and former Democratic Party presidential candidate
  • BornDecember 23, 1944
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician
  • AwardsCommander Of The Legion Of Honour; Officer Of The National Order Of Merit; Bronze Star Medal; Grand Officer Of The Military Order Of Savoy; Knight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire; Legionnaire Of Legion Of Merit; Purple Heart; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Silver Star