Reply #10: He was on for a longer interview than normal....

[FrenchieCat]

based on his recent visit to the middle east.

General Clark just came back from traveling there and he is saying, what many have suspected...Many in the region have given up on Iraq and are scared as hell of Iran.

He was more pessimistic than I would have hoped. He's correct that a diplomatic forum with Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Turkey, and Jordan (plus perhaps Bahrain, Qatar and the U.A.E.) is crucial to start NOW! Sadly, it may already be too late. This is bad news.

I like the way that while others are pointing the finger at Rumsfeld, Clark is pointing his at Bush. Wolf asked him if Rummy should go. Wes said that he had not called for that. He said that Rummy's made tons of mistakes, serious mistakes and was disrespectful toward the troops. He said he was shocked with the way he responded to the question about the armor. But, "In the end, this is President Bush's policy and Donald Rumsfeld is implementing it."