Reply #85: "he just doesn't see the Bush team as 'bad guys'"

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Bush should face an inquiry over Iraq war, says general
By David Rennie in Washington
(Filed: 04/10/2003)

General Wesley Clark, the front-runner in the Democratic race for the White House, launched a high-risk attack on American foreign policy yesterday when he said the Bush administration should face an investigation into possible "criminal" conduct in its drive to war.

Gen Clark, who as Nato supreme commander led the war in Kosovo, accused the Bush administration of entering office already determined to attack Iraq, then seizing on the September 11 attacks as justification.

He called for an independent review of what he called the "possible manipulation of intelligence" to convince the American people that war with Iraq was necessary.

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"This administration is trying to do something that ought to be politically impossible to do in a democracy, and that is to govern against the will of the majority," he said. "That requires twisted facts, silence, secrecy and very poor lighting."

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Telegraph 4 Oct 03

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I thought his was the best MTP performance yet by a dem candidate. So much so that I found myself rewatching part of it on CNBC replay last night. Am I biased toward hearing it as good because I support him? Or do I support him because he says things in a way I like to hear? Either way, it came across as a big plus to me.

Most of your critique seems to be that he does not oppose the Iraq debacle in the way you would prefer, and likewise does not bash the misAdmin with your favored blows. Luckily at this point there are several other candidates I guess you could study (or put forth?) that would come closer to your personal preferences, keeping in mind the need for electability over aWol.

On the Fire/Light dial, his expositive style does swing well to the 'Light' side, which probably leaves some wishing for more bang and heat. For me, I think his method of war in this context is superbly suited to the task we face, which appears to involve nearly evenly sized opposing forces.

And personally, I would advise the main candidates to stay away from PNAC/oil grab/PowellVietNam rhetoric for a variety of reasons, all of which have to do with winning the WH, as opposed to secondary motives.