Wesley Clarks "Waging Modern War"-The Slate Reviews...

[gully]

"But at the book's core is an agenda of score-settling and ass-covering--and there's plenty of both to do. I don't really see the difference between "modern war," as Clark describes it, and a cynical kind of media savvy. ("For large democracies, the home front is the critical theater of war, and words and images are the key weapons."

"But at the same time, his methods led him into a propagandistic press strategy that was transparent to anyone paying the slightest bit of attention to the war. And they hurt him in U.S. military circles, where he was considered a showboating egotist and a devious political operator. Defense Secretary William Cohen told Clark, through Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Hugh Shelton, "Get your fucking face off the TV." Shelton didn't trust him. Nor did Gen. Eric Shinseki, subsequently Army chief. And once the Kosovo operation was finished, Cohen--with no objection from President Clinton--ended Clark's tour of duty early."

http://slate.msn.com/id/2000278/entry/1007988/#ContinueArticle

This is an old review, but given Clark is new to the race, I thought some might find it interesting. There are several pages of reviews, some good some not so.

Note the avatar, I support Howard Dean ...

[OKNancy]

1. Another anti-Clark bullshit post without

checking on the author of this piece.
Christopher Caldwell is a senior of the Weekly Standard.
You know that rag edited by Kristol and Fred Barnes. The guy has an agenda.

[gully]

2. I think there are many reviewers. There are 5 pages...

Thanks for checking however. The review was done about 2 years ago, so I think the agenda wasn't as defined as you might think?

[OKNancy]

3. The Republicans have always hated

the action in Kosovo. This isn't even a real review anyway. Check Publishers weekly or a legit reviewer if you are interested.

And I know and agenda when I see one, whether it be by a Weekly Standard editor or at DU.

[gully]

4. We all have 'agendas' do we not?

:shrug:

Hopefully the main 'agenda' is to oust Bush.

But I would prefer to oust him with my guy, Howard Dean - ;) as he has experience in Governing not "Waging Modern War(s)."

Read the review by Ted Widmer a few pages down if you'd like a different perspective...

http://slate.msn.com/id/2000278/entry/1008015/

[chadm]

5. What do you mean "legit"

sanctioned? bless by the corporate media?

[dfong63]

6. another pro-clark bullshit post completely evading the substantive issues