Wes Clark on Franken, Monday 2-2:30 EDT......

[Gloria]

May 1 2006 - 1:00pm CDT
End: May 1 2006 - 1:30pm CDT
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General Clark will appear on Air America on Monday, May 1 with Al Franken from 1:00PM to 1:30 PM CDT.

2:00PM EDT | 1:00PM CDT | 12:00PM MDT | 11:00AM PDT

Listen on Air America's new affiliate KXDE 1380am if you're in Little Rock

or use this PAGE to locate a station in your area

or

Listen via the web at http://www.airamericaradio.com

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1. Isn't this live from Arkansas?

Thanks for the reminder.

[Gloria]

2. It's the kickoff of the new AAR in Arkansas......Clinton may

show up, too.

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3. I heard that, too

That would be cool. :)

[FrenchieCat]

4. Super!

AA in Arkansas!

Now that's a good thing!

[tishaLA]

5. Thanks for the reminder, Gloria

I'll be listening. And waiting for the predictable threads....

[mtnester]

6. Here is the link for live streaming for the cube rats

http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen

then choose your player.

I would get on now as once this gets around this morning, I figure the wait to get live streaming may be a problem.

[TacticalPeek]

7. Kick.

:kick:

[FrenchieCat]

8. yep.....

:kick:


:headbang:

[Thirtieschild]

9. Thanks for the info

I'll be there. Subscribe to XM for AAR - a Clark appearance makes it worthwhile.

[ginnyinWI]

10. kick--he's up now after the break

[MoonRiver]

11. Says he's thinking about running again in 2008!!!!

YAAAAAY!!!! :woohoo::bounce::kick::woohoo::kick::bounce::woohoo:

[realFedUp]

12. He couldn't criticize the job Gen. Tommy Franks did re: Iraq

and that's one of the concerns those of us
have for his presidential run...if he won't
criticize fellow generals decisions if he becomes
President, we can't totally trust him to
give us the facts and truth is above all
what we need in our leadership.

[Sparkly]

13. Instead, he criticized RUMMY!!!

We didn't elect Tommy Franks. He's keeping this about BUSHCO.

[tishaLA]

14. But then he did criticize him

through indirection. "I think he did the best he could" and pointing out a series of failures in planning hardly constitutes a lack of criticism.

[Tom Rinaldo]

15. I didn't hear it that way

Clark said the military plan used was the wrong one, insufficient resources were provided, and that created a series of subsequent escalating problems. It's true that he chose not to pin the blame on Franks, but that was because he pinned the blame on Bush and Rumsfeld instead. Clark didn't exactly praise Franks, he said it's hard to know what orders he was under from above when he drew up his plans. Essentially Clark underlined and reinforced the message coming from the Retired Generals who have called for Rumsfeld to be fired. Rusmsfeld over rules commanders in the field routinely, pin the blame at the top of the chain.

[realFedUp]

16. I'm still unconvinced that as a military man he can't objectively

criticize another military man's strategy.

Tommy Frank no more deserved that medal of freedom
than did the other two Bush gave it to.

[Tom Rinaldo]

17. He objectively criticizes the entire Bush Administration military strategy

That is what really matters, and Clark consistently doing so as a Four Star General has been extremely valuable to the Democratic Party and to our nation. I can say that Clark is keeping the focus where it should be kept, and you can say that you are unconvinced he would criticize another General, but what is really important is having the policies and leadership of the United States Government effectively challenged, and Clark is always right there saying what needs to be said about the failures of both, and that ultimately is what counts.

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18. That isn't the point

The point is to keep the pressure where it belongs, on Rumsfeld and Bush, who would love nothing better than to have this disaster be a critique of the Generals and military tactics on the ground, it takes all the heat off of themselves. You think this was all because of Tommy Franks, who has to salute and make do with whatever orders he is handed from the pentagon and the white house? Why do you think the Generals who served under Rumsfled are ripping him up now? Because he made their jobs impossible.

This has nothing whatsoever to do with "criticizing another military man's strategy". It has to do with putting the responsibility where it belongs, with the people who created the "strategy" and that wasn't Tommy Franks.

[Jai4WKC08]

19. Hahahahahahahahaha....

Ask anyone who served under his command whether he can "criticize another military man's strategy."

:rofl: