A short list of Clark's credentials

[sandnsea]

Thanks to somebody in that other Clark thread; I'll go get the name in a minute. Thanks to DRalston, who compiled most of these links.

1. Questioned Authority
“Finally, General Wesley K. Clark, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, reportedly stunned a recent session of the Senate Armed Services Committee when he called for a complete rethink of Western strategy and questioned the need for the aerial assault on Serbia. General Clark noted that NATO could have used legal means to block the Danube and the Adriatic ports, and could have used "methods to isolate Milosevic and his political parties electronically."<4> If implemented and augmented with other measures, Clark added, the military instrument might have never been used.”
http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usawc/Parameters/00spring/thomas.htm

2. Supported Education
“General Clark talked about the schools. Even with all of the pressures he faced in Europe, changes that can only be described as revolutionary, he and Mrs. Clark really engaged in the schools. Our schools were the subject of a dinner in Rome with the Secretary , and Mrs. Cohen, who then came back to talk to me about education issues that needed to be addressed.”
http://www.dod.mil/speeches/2000/s20001117-depsecdef2.html

Testimony regarding funding and problems of public schools near military bases.
http://edworkforce.house.gov/hearings/107th/edr/impaid110801/clark.htm

3. Didn’t Conform to the Status Quo OR Stayed True to Himself
This is actually from a book review of his book, but I don’t have access to the book at the moment.

“Though Clark discounts any patronage from his previous Arkansas connections with former President Bill Clinton, he makes it quite clear that he was seldom the Army’s favorite because of the many key positions he had held that helped position him for his selection to SACEUR. This section helps the reader to understand a bit about Clark’s leadership style and attention to detail (less charitable people would label him a micromanager) and his view that the rest of the Army perceived him as an intellectual and not from the war-fighter mold. This is a key insight of a soldier never fully accepted by his own, and it establishes a thread woven through the remainder of the book.”
http://www.nwc.navy.mil/press/Review/2001/Autumn/br1-au1.htm

4. Orchestrated Improved Pay and Tax Benefits for Workers (Soldiers)
“The second set of decisions occurred May 31. Then, Frank Rush, acting assistant secretary of defense for force management policy, extended imminent danger pay to service members at certain locations in Italy, Greece and Hungary, as requested by Army Gen. Wesley Clark, head of U.S. European Command. Clark then extended combat zone tax benefits to these service members by immediately declaring they directly supported combat zone operations.”
http://www.dod.mil/news/Jul1999/n07091999_5idp.html

5. Supported Women’s Leadership Development
"CHIEMSEE, Germany -- Residents of military communities throughout Germany and Europe will "connect" with one another when American Women's Activities, Germany (AWAG) holds its annual Spring Conference, May 17-21 at the Armed Forces Recreation Center here. The theme this year is "AWAG--Connecting Communities," and conference planners intend for the event live up to its theme.
AWAG is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to encourage participation in volunteer clubs and community organizations and to help train effective leaders and members of these groups. AWAG provides guidance in programs and projects to spouses' clubs, family support groups, and German-American or international clubs."
http://www.hqusareur.army.mil/htmlinks/Press_Releases/9x/98/March/980320-1.htm

6. Consensus Building
“One of the great strengths that was in fact disclosed and revealed is that of the genius, the competence and the professionalism of General Wesley Clark. I don’t know of anyone who had a greater challenge than to hold nineteen democracies together while conducting some 34,000 sorties and holding and managing all of that together during a very stressful time.”
http://www.pentagon.mil/speeches/1999/s19991201-secdef2.html

7. Key negotiator of the Dayton Peace Accord
"Clark's citation hailed the retired general as a soldier, scholar and statesman, respected for his military expertise, keen intellect and diplomatic skill. It specifically cited his roles as a key negotiator of the Dayton Peace Accords and as head of U.S. European Command."
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Aug2000/n08102000_20008102.html

8. Environment
Does Not Drive an SUV
According to NH Town Meeting, September 25, 2003

During a luncheon for Clark two weeks ago at the New York offices of Rolling Stone magazine, an editor pressed Clark on his environmental background -- whereupon the would-be prez flashed a big smile, rubbed his hands together, and beamed as he talked about the "hands-on" environmental experience he had gotten in the U.S. Army. (Rolling Stone is running a transcript of Clark's luncheon address in its next issue.) He launched into a vignette about being the first commander to catch an oil drip coming off tanks, averting groundwater pollution. Also, he said, he led the effort to keep soldiers from harming the threatened desert tortoise, which has the unique problem of peeing every time it is touched and then dying from dehydration. (Clark used the phrase "going to the bathroom," which was tender, but, in the case of most tortoises, not technically an option.)

http://www.gristmagazine.com/muck/muck092403.asp

[KT2000]

1. Lots of work here -

thank you for putting it together. Great info that I will share.

[foo_bar]

2. I wouldn't put #8 on my resume

whereupon the would-be prez flashed a big smile, rubbed his hands together, and beamed as he talked about the "hands-on" environmental experience he had gotten in the U.S. Army

Hands on? Whatever could he mean?

Also, he said, he led the effort to keep soldiers from harming the threatened desert tortoise, which has the unique problem of peeing every time it is touched and then dying from dehydration.

OMG!!

[Toucano]

3. A True Environmentalist!

Hands soiled with turtle pee! Oh, the sacrifices we make to do the right thing.

[madmax]

4. Don't pick on my Presidient

:evilgrin:

[moondust]

7. Oil drips

have been coming off tanks since the beginning of (tank) time. Tank crews spend exactly zero seconds of their day in the field averting ground water pollution from oil drips. He's joking, right?

[DemExpat]

5. Great list, thanks to you and DRalston!

Will bookmark this.

DemEx

[noiretextatique]

6. interesting...

after a persusal of the articles:
1) this article is not really supporting clark's "questioning of authority," if your read beyond the quote.
2) the first link mentions only the quote posted...nothing else. the second link is more supportive of the claim made.
3) not a ringing endorsement of clark's style.
4) ok
5) he spoke at a conference...ok.
6) nice compliments. see articles #1 and #3 for more info.
7) ok
8) again...not exactly a ringing endorsement, but the article does say clark's worldview, and potential nominees, would be much better than bush's.

i definitely learned more about clark...thanks.

[mhr]

8. All the Ugly Truths About Clark

can be found here:

http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Articles8/DVNS_Wesley-Clark.htm

[noiretextatique]

9. lots of information...thanks.

i'll check it out tomorrow.

[imhotep]

10. all that dupleted uranium

is good for the environment?

[noiretextatique]

11. i think not

but then again, i am registered green. and even though i vote for some democrats, including gore, i have been told i can't comment on these matters.

[NashVegas]

12. Thanks

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