Wesley Clark in Newsweek


On Principles & Values: Candidacy about national security going wrong

I'm considering this candidacy because a lot of people have asked me to consider it. It's about the issues. I saw it starting to go wrong before the 2000 election. [The Bush national security team] didn't support our engagement in Europe-US troops were the only ones who could kill people and conquer countries [instead of] keeping the peace. So I saw it going wrong from there. Then, as the administration took office, I saw more and more what I believed were misunderstandings and missed opportunities.
Source: Newsweek, "The Last Word" interview Jul 9, 2003

On War & Peace: Get the Iraqis involved in taking responsibilities

[The US should] put in place some kind of Iraqi government that has some semblance of democracy. I'd call for provisional, national, regional & local councils together from all parties before elections are held. I'd ask for their assistance, their ideas and their support in producing security in the region first and guarding the remaining economic infrastructure. I would lay out to them the limitations of the US' capabilities. I'd try to get the Iraqis increasingly involved in taking responsibilities.
Source: Newsweek, "The Last Word: Wesley Clark" Jul 9, 2003

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