Clark to Warner: "Protect America, Not George Bush"

[CarolNYC]

From Wes Clark and Securing America today:

Dear Carol,

It was 2005 in Afghanistan. Marines were ambushed. Men were being hit. Army artillery officer Mike Breen and his unit were holding off the enemy, but they were running out of ammunition. Breen kept calling for helicopters to re-supply them, but the helicopters never came.

Where were the helicopters?

This is the question the third and final ad of the "Generals" series by VoteVets.org asks.

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Following the ads from General Batiste and General Eaton, I appear in this ad with Officer Breen to highlight the Bush administration's failed national security and foreign policy. The fact is the Iraq war hinders our ability to fight the war on terror.

Where were the helicopters?

The helicopters, the equipment, and the troops are stuck fighting George Bush's war in Iraq. As I said before the invasion, military action against Iraq would distract us from fighting those who attacked us on 9/11: Al Qaeda. George Bush and Dick Cheney constantly trumpet their capture of Saddam Hussein, but where is Osama Bin Laden?

Congress has to help get the strategy right, so we can fight the terrorists who are the real threat to America.

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The President did not listen when I went before the House Armed Services Committee in 2002, discouraging an invasion of Iraq. The President did not listen to General Batiste and General Eaton, as they called for a new strategy in Iraq. And the President is still not listening.

The series of "Generals" ads is making an impact. The voters, the national media, and the local media are putting pressure on the members of Congress who are blindly supporting the President. The days of rubberstamping Bush's failed strategy must end.

In this version of the ad, I call on Congress and Virginia's Senator John Warner to "Protect America, Not George Bush." Blindly supporting Bush's failed strategy does not protect America. The voters need to know the truth, and the more money we can raise for the ad, the more voters we can reach.

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The ads are making a difference. The response has been overwhelming, but we can't rest now.

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Wes Clark

[Texas_Kat]

1. Clark is the driving force behind VoteVets

I'd say he's learned a thing about framing since 04. :)

[CarolNYC]

8. Clark the driving force...

Yes, he is, isn't he? It was really moving to hear VoteVets' Jon Soltz introduce Wes at the event here in NYC a couple of months ago. Jon spoke of how much Wes had done to help him take all of the pain he felt upon returning from Iraq and turn it into something positive, working toward political accountability. Those two working together are truly a great team.

[Captain Hilts]

11. He's STILL my guy! nt

[mitchtv]

2. Batiste is telling my Rep, Mary Bono

the same this week

[Adelante]

3. Where were the helicopters?

What a great line that is for sticking in the mind.

[FrenchieCat]

4. Yes, it is sticking in my mind......

:wtf: are the *^@*# Helicopters?????????????

[Clark2008]

5. Apparently, he's impressed some folks at Johns Hopkins SAIS

too: http://kungpaochitlins.blogspot.com/2007/05/wesley-clark-at-sais.html

No snark here. I just went down to Johns Hopkins SAIS in DC to listen to Wesley Clark deliver a speech and do some Q&A. Assembled were 50 or so journalists, grad students, Foreign Policy professionals and interested citizens.

The guy is impressive. Compared to each of the mainstream presidential candidates, Clark is clear, forceful, and full of real ideas formed by real experience. Unfortunately, he has yet to throw his hat into the race.

His theme ("Legitimacy- First Task for American Security") is not terribly original, and different versions of it have been bandied about by people like Obama and Hillary. But his clinical, point-by-point dissection of the way this White House has mangled America's image, and his contention that image (not the military) is the true source of American power, is better formulated than any of the frontline Dems.

God, I wish someone who could win a general (no pun intended) election would jump in the ring.

[NCarolinawoman]

9. Clark is an original thinker.......

just like Gore.

Too bad the ones with the hoards of consultants are considered top tier. Very strange.

Too bad for the country. :(

[AtomicKitten]

6. Gen Clark + VoteVets have delivered a knock-out punch ... n/t

[tblue37]

7. I keep hoping he will run and get the Dem nomination. (eom)

[Captain Hilts]

12. Me too! Me too! nt

[calteacherguy]

10. The man is a true patriot of the highest caliber. nt