Wes Clark becomes military advisor to John Kerry

[JI7]

John Kerry announced the creation of a Senior Military Advisory Group of 11 prominent retired admirals and general officers who are advising his campaign on defense and national security issues. The members include General Wesley Clark and two former Chairs of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

click link below for more info on this

http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/releases/pr_2004_0603.html

[demnan]

1. Good

He'll need all the help he can get just extracting us from this mess.

[AP]

2. Here's the list of all 11:

Admiral William Crowe (USN, Ret.) Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
General John Shalikashvili (USA, Ret.) Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
General Tony McPeak (USAF, Ret.) Former US Air Force Chief of Staff
Admiral Stansfield Turner, (USN, Ret.) Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency
General Joseph Hoar (USMC, Ret) Former Commander-in-Chief, US Central Command
General Wesley Clark (USA, Ret.) Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe
General Johnnie Wilson, (USA, Ret.) Former Commander, US Army Material Command
LTG Daniel Christman (USA, Ret.) Former Superintendent US Military Academy
LTG General Kennedy (USA, Ret.) Former Deputy Army Chief of Staff for Intelligence
Vice Admiral Lee Gunn (USN, Ret.) Former Inspector General, US Navy
Major General Harry Jenkins (USMC, Ret.) Former Chief Legislative Liaison US Marine Corps

[TheDebbieDee]

6. Do you think this means..........

Wesley Clark won't be JK's VP? I was hoping for a Kerry/Clark ticket for the fall.

[AP]

7. This doesn't foreclose that possiblity, and there's obviously be some...

...symbolic power in elevating someone from this committee to the VP slot.

[JI7]

8. not really

he could still be vp. i don't see how this in any way prevents him from being vp. it's not as if it's a permanent job. he could continue doing this as vp also.

[cosmokramer]

15. No, that does NOT preclude him...

...from being the Veep...not at all. In fact, it increases the likelihood of his selection. Announce the creation of a FP advisory team, then elevate a member to the ticket. As the list goes, all the former leaders are great, but Clark is the only one with political experience and parallel political abilities.

[neuvocat]

3. That is most impressive.

Check out the list at the bottom of the page.

[Adelante]

5. Full list - most impressive, yes

Below is the list of retired senior military flag officers who are advising John Kerry:

Admiral William Crowe (USN, Ret.)
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
General John Shalikashvili (USA, Ret.)
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
General Tony McPeak (USAF, Ret.)
Former US Air Force Chief of Staff
Admiral Stansfield Turner, (USN, Ret.)
Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency
General Joseph Hoar (USMC, Ret)
Former Commander-in-Chief, US Central Command
General Wesley Clark (USA, Ret.)
Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe
General Johnnie Wilson, (USA, Ret.)
Former Commander, US Army Material Command
LTG Daniel Christman (USA, Ret.)
Former Superintendent US Military Academy
LTG General Kennedy (USA, Ret.)
Former Deputy Army Chief of Staff for Intelligence
Vice Admiral Lee Gunn (USN, Ret.)
Former Inspector General, US Navy
Major General Harry Jenkins (USMC, Ret.)
Former Chief Legislative Liaison US Marine Corps

[Adelante]

9. OT but I was just reminded

Incapsulated designed and produced the Wes Clark Democrat lapel pins which are being sold for $20 to help pay off the Wes Debt. She is now working on "John Kerry '04" lapel pins the proceeds to go to the Kerry campaign. I've seen the preliminary design and it is splendid. So watch for it. Everyone will want one of these.

[LuLu550]

20. I was just going to remark on the pin!

It is beautiful!I bet the Kerry pin is equally lovely.....:bounce:

[sundog]

4. Right on!

I hope Clark plays a significant role in the Kerry administration...

:D

[Adelante]

10. J17

Somebody on the Clark blog suggested a revised title for the group.

"Senior Military Advisory Council for Kerry, or SMACK"

Pretty good :D

[in_cog_ni_to]

12. That is GOOD!

Very fitting. :evilgrin:

[JI7]

13. YEAHHHHH

i love the sound of that. that group kicks ass.

[in_cog_ni_to]

11. Wow...look at all those Generals!

If those guys can't figure out how to fix the mess in the Mideast....something's wrong.

[PopSixSquish]

14. Hey - It's General Shali

I always liked him. He was Supreme Allied Commander Europe before becoming JCS.

Very intelligent and humble man. Nice to see him on the Kerry team along with Clark.

[LandOLincoln]

16. Not only that, I believe he was Clark's mentor as well,

(if "mentor" is the right word), getting Clark in as SouthCom CinC and then SACEUR.

[Auntie Bush]

17. Thank God Edwards' military advisor ...Gen. Hugh Shelton...

didn't make the team. Can you imagine Clark having to face look at his face? :puke:

[LandOLincoln]

18. I don't think there's any way in hell Kerry would do that to

Wes--but I have to admit I held my breath when I saw there were two ex-JCS on the list, until I saw that neither was Shelton.

[robbedvoter]

19. Good point. Hurray for Kerry. Also a reminder for McCainiacs and

others who think we need to go repuke to get good military minds....We have plenty good people - I can even think of a few good men who didn't even make this list.

[Dr Fate]

21. Keep Wes in FRONT of those cameras & microphones is all I'm saying...

...I would love to see Clark as VP or Sec of State- but one way or the other, Wes needs to be high profile...

[Gloria]

22. Clark is presently touring around Europe....had a press conference today

in Bucharest.......(this is the full press release, thanks to RobbedVoter)


Wesley Clark states NATO accession brings us billions of dollars
Bucharest, June 03, 2004 - Romania's accession to NATO will bring "billions and billions of dollars " out of foreign investment inflows, will assure education for thousands of people and tens of thousand jobs, real change in economy, military system and culture, states general Wesley Clark, former commander of NATO troops in Europe.

Clark stated on Thursday in a press conference that western business people will make investments in Romania not only because they know now their investments are protected, due to the condition as NATO member country, but also because they will get involved in changing Romanian society, so that it can be compatible with the western civilization.

Source: MEDIAFAX


http://www.southeasteurope.org/subpage.php?sub_site=2&id=11884&head=hl

[Scoopie]

27. Clark just gets better and better

If I hear one more pundit say he was a dud on the stump, I'm gonna scratch their eyes out!
Wes is simply fantastic.
He's honest, intelligent, worldly, self-made, individualistic and handsome - he is everything that SHOULD represent the BEST of what America stands for.
Unlike that idiot-in-chief we've got over in Europe now. :puke:



Owwee, Wowee! Thinking hurts!

[Kathleen04]

23. Excellent

This is very good to hear. :)

[PatGund]

24. Link is a 404 error

Is there another source for this??

[Jai4WKC08]

25. Try this

Here's one from CNN.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/03/thu/index.html

[Leilani]

26. Stansfield Turner is an idiot!

He was widely despised in the Navy, & the ineffectiveness of the CIA can be traced back to his tenure.

He was not the only idiot to run the CIA, but he oversaw many of the cuts that hindered the Agency later on.

I think Kerry should distance himself from Turner.