Gen. Clark re: Cindy Sheehan

[Roland99]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2005/08/25/DI2005082501346.html

Cindy is doing everything she can to hold them accountable. President Bush should talk to her and tell her the truth.

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1. Q & A... a beautiful response!

Houston, Tx.: How would you respond to Cindy Sheehan and the other family members who believe their children have been sacrificed for a lie?

General Clark: I have the deepest sympathy and empathy with Cindy Sheehan. My son served in the Armed Forces and I worried about him every day. And, I carried a burden of guilt about his service, as I am sure most mothers and fathers do. Because, after all, we either encourage them, supported them, or sustained them in making this committment to their country. My prayers and condolences are with every family who has lost a loved one in Iraq or Afghanistan, or seen him or her come home forever scarred or crippled. And I thank them for their loved ones' service and for their sacrifice. And I understand the depth of their feelings I believe, because every American trusts our leaders to use our men and women in combat only, only, only as a last resort. And in Iraq, this wasn't the case. And we will probably never learn the full array of motives that lead our nation's leaders to take us to this war. I warned at the time that it was "elective"--we didn't have to do it. There wasn't an eminent threat. So why did we? Cindy Sheehan, every mother and father of our service members, and every American has a right to know. It was a strategic blunder to go there. Now America sees it in hindsight. But those in power have responsibilities to do the right thing, and when they don't they should be held accountable. Cindy is doing everything she can to hold them accountable. President Bush should talk to her and tell her the truth.

[Adelante]

7. God, I love a fully articulated response

So refreshing. Maybe Wes could start a trend away from sound bites.

[FreeStateDemocrat]

2. Great response but the idiot doesn't have a clue as to what is the truth.

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3. The idiot?

To whom are you referring?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Bush, it would seem.

[FrenchieCat]

4. That's why Clark helped him out....

As far as Clark is concerned, based on his words.....

the truth is that this was an elective war that didn't have to be fought; a strategic blunder that had nothing to do with an eminent threat.

Cindy Sheehan and others lost their sons and daughters because Bush chose for us to get us into a war that we still don't know the full motives of, because the administration hasn't told the truth yet.

[Kahuna]

5. Wes knows full well that they will never ever tell the truth. If they did

it would land them in the Hague. Wes knows.

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8. Kick!

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