Reply #40: Clark supporter here who finds the military TOTALLY unappealing...

[Buffy]

Obviously, I don't post much here, but I have to respond to your message because I am an avid Clark supporter who doesn't fall into the "small segment of Democrats who find the military an institution much more compelling than your average Dem finds it." I'm actually really progressive and liberal (I vote Green at the local level when I can). I just find that Clark took what I see as a conservative type of position (general) and transcended and transformed it - he became an advocate for people across the world who are suffering at the hands of genocidal regimes. He introduced a morality into the military that I had never seen before and fought others within the military to save a people from genocide. Plus, he's an internationalist, who can envision an enlightened role for the U.S. throughout the world that goes beyond our military. We need him as our next Secretary of State, and I hope the fact that as a new (and needed!) member of the Democratic party, his lack of connections doesn't stand in the way.