Reply #9: He was interested in confronting the Russians only because... [View All]

[GainesT1958]

It was clear the Russians were siding with the Serbs--and Milosevic--in Kosovo, and he feared a massacre of the ethnic Albanians in Pristina were we not to intercede--that's why!

He didn't want to knuckle under to Milosevic--and neither did I. Better that than a pre-emptive war on a dictator who did not attack us or our allies--not in the last eleven years, at least--a war based completely upon lies about intelligence findings; lies to Congress and to the American people, and one which, disgustingly, alienated some of our oldest allies and neighbors--like Canada.

General Clark was COMPLETELY AGAINST that war, and would not go near such arrogant Neo-con pretzel logic as president. But he WOULD protect the human rights of a people threatened with slaughter by a brutal dictator--and those allied with that dictator, as the Taliban regime in Afghanistan was (is) allied with Osama and al Quaeda.

Human rights--a term completely ignored by the current pResident and most of his henchmen--but not by Wes Clark!

B-)