Conniff on Clark.Ruth Conniff's "The General Jumps In" (November issue) hit the nail right on the head--not only on his turn-around approach on the Iraq war Iraq War: see under Persian Gulf Wars. Iraq War or Second Persian Gulf War Brief conflict in 2003 between Iraq and a combined force of troops largely from the U.S. and Great Britain; and a subsequent U.S. but also on economic issues. His answer to free trade--"we need resource adjustment mechanisms"--makes it abundantly clear that he doesn't have a clue. Having a general for President who has made a life-long study of battlefield strategy makes about as much sense as having a general for Secretary of State. The two, like oil and water, don't mix. You can take the general out of the Pentagon, but you can't take the Pentagon out of the general. Clyde Mowrey Sequim, Washington Sequim (skwɪm) is a city in Clallam County, Washington, United States. The population was 4,334 at the 2000 census. It is located along the Dungeness River near the base of the Olympic Mountains. It is disappointing, to say the least, that Ruth Conniff Ruth Conniff is an American journalist and the political editor of The Progressive. Publications she has written for include The Progressive and The Nation. started her article on Wesley Clark (person) Wesley Clark - One of the designers of the Laboratory Instrument Computer at MIT who subsequently had a quiet hand in many seminal computing events, such as the development of the Internet, the first really good description of the metastability problem in computer logic. with lacing criticisms of a potentially outstanding Presidential candidate. I would like to note some points she neglected to mention. General Clark General Clark may refer to either of two United States Generals: Mark Wayne Clark (1896-1984) Wesley Clark (born 1944) is a dedicated multilateralist. Although Chomskian left idealism regarding foreign policy is the model for The Progressive and many of its readers, the creation of effective governing coalitions makes foreign policy an often ugly bundle of compromises. As multilateralism and a greater respect for international law are an important step in the tight direction, General Clark is the most eloquent and experienced Democratic candidate on this issue. Jared Feuling via e-mail |
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