“Imagine a world in which we saw beyond the lines that divide us, and celebrated our differences, instead of hiding from them. Imagine a world in which we finally recognized that, fundamentally, we are all the same. And imagine if we allowed that new understanding to build relations between people and between nations.” PeopleIfsWorldNationsUnderstandingDifferencesLinesSawsImagineRelationHidingDivides Author:Wesley Clark
“I want to make one thing clear: I'm pro-choice, I'm pro-affirmative action, I'm pro- environment, pro-health care, and pro-labor. And if that ain't a Democrat, then I must be at the wrong meeting.” IfsWantCareActionChoicesClearEnvironmentOne ThingLaborMeetingsDemocratHealth CareAffirmative ActionAffirmative Author:Wesley Clark
“I don't think you can solve what's going on in Iraq unless you can deal effectively with the region and you can't deal effectively with the region if you start with the premise that you can't talk to people who disagree with you.” PeopleIfsThinkingDealsIraqSolveRegionsDisagreePremises Author:Wesley Clark
“Well we always need brave, capable young men and women who can run a tactical operation and take risks on the battlefield but you should know when we need you to go in there, that if there's any other way to do it, that we could do this without risking your life, we wouldn't ask you to risk your life.” IfsKnowsMenWayNeedsShouldWellsRunningYoungAsksRiskCapableMen And WomenBraveOperationsYoung ManNeed YouBattlefieldsTacticalRisking Your Life Author:Wesley Clark
“I wouldn't have known anything about Catholicism if I hadn't been dating Gert. In those days, Catholics were much less ecumenical than they are today. Gert was always of the mind that she wouldn't go to another church except the Catholic Church. So when I would date her in New York City and later when we went to Oxford before we got married we always went to the Catholic church.” IfsMindTodayChurchCitiesKnownNew YorkMarriedDatingCatholicCatholicismNew York CityCatholic ChurchOxford Author:Wesley Clark
“I would have been a Republican, if Karl Rove had returned my phone calls.” IfsHas BeensRepublicanPhonesPhone Calls Author:Wesley Clark
“Nothing is going to hurt this country - not bioweapons, not a nuclear weapon, not a terrorist strike - there is nothing that can hurt us if we stay united and move together and have a vision for moving to the future the right way.” IfsWayCountryTogetherMovingHurtUnitedVisionWeaponsStrikesNuclearTerroristNuclear WeaponsRight Way Author:Wesley Clark
“I don't think it's patriotic to put on a flight suit and prance around on the deck of an aircraft carrier looking for a photo op. We have a president of the United States who did not do his duty to take care of America. If you're patriotic, you do your duty.” IfsThinkingStatesCareAmericaPresidentUnitedUnited StatesDutyTake CareFlightSuitsPatrioticDeckAircraftCarrierAircraft Carriers Author:Wesley Clark
“There's no question that Saddam Hussein is a threat Yes, he has chemical and biological weapons. He's had those for a long time. But the United States right now is on a very much different defensive posture than we were before September 11th of 2001 He is, as far as we know, actively pursuing nuclear capabilities, though he doesn't have nuclear warheads yet. If he were to acquire nuclear weapons, I think our friends in the region would face greatly increased risks as would we.” IfsThinkingKnowsLongDifferentStatesFacesUnitedUnited StatesRiskRight NowWeaponsLong TimeThreatNuclearAcquireRegionsChemicalsCapabilityNuclear WeaponsSeptemberSaddamHusseinSeptember 11PostureNuclear WarWmdSeptember 11thBiological Weapons Author:Wesley Clark
“Certainly there’s a connection between Iraq and Al Qaeda. It doesn’t surprise me at all that they would be talking to Al Qaeda, that there would be some Al Qaeda there or that Saddam Hussein might even be, you know, discussing gee, I wonder since I don’t have any scuds and since the Americans are coming at me, I wonder if I could take advantage of Al Qaeda? How would I do it? Is it worth the risk? What could they do for me?” IfsKnowsMightWould BeTalkingWonderRiskAdvantageConnectionsSurpriseIraqIf I CouldAlsBe YouSaddamHusseinAl QaedaDiscussingSurprise Me Author:Wesley Clark
“The campaign in Iraq illustrates the continuing progress of military technology and tactics, but if there is a single overriding lesson it must be this: American military power, especially when buttressed by Britain's, is virtually unchallengeable today. Take us on? Don't try! And that's not hubris, it's just plain fact.” IfsTryingFactsTodayTechnologyProgressMilitaryLessonsIraqCampaignsBritainContinuingTacticsHubrisMilitary PowerAmerican Military Author:Wesley Clark
