“Serious research and development efforts are required to produce technologies, strategies, organizations, and trained personnel who can go into failed states, work with our allies and friends, and promote the political and economic reforms that will meet popular needs and reduce the sources of terrorism and conflict.” NeedsStatesPoliticalEffortTechnologyEconomicProduceSeriousSourceDevelopmentConflictResearchOrganizationStrategyTerrorismReformAlliesPersonnelResearch And DevelopmentEconomic Reforms Author:Wesley Clark
“I have grown up with guns all my life, but people who like assault weapons they should join the United States Army, we have them.” PeopleShouldStatesUnitedUnited StatesWeaponsGunArmyAssaultAssault WeaponsUnited States Army Author:Wesley Clark
“This is kind of hard to articulate, but in broad outline, the United States is going to do what the United States has to do.” KindHardStatesUnitedUnited StatesBroadsOutlines Author:Wesley Clark
“Once you take yourself off the pedestal, saying, "It's bad for you to torture, but for us, this is our national security, so we're gonna do it". You can't live that way and the United States doesn't need to do it, it shouldn't do it, and I think a Democratic administration, whoever the democratic president is, will repudiate that kind of conduct. I think it was an overreaction caused by a lot of different strains of thought in the administration. I think it was clearly wrong and I think that repudiation, which will come from the United States, will be a key in restoring America's legitimacy.” ThinkingWayNeedsKindDifferentStatesAmericaPresidentUnitedUnited StatesSecurityKeysDemocraticAdministrationTortureNational SecurityStrainPedestalLegitimacyRestoringOverreaction Author:Wesley Clark
“It's important. One of the principles in the United States is civilian control of the military.” ImportantStatesUnitedPrinciplesUnited StatesMilitaryCivilians Author:Wesley Clark
“As president of the United States, my top priority will be to keep America safe. We're going to go after the terrorist networks. We're going to go after Osama bin Laden. We are not going to live in fear in this country.” CountryStatesAmericaPresidentUnitedUnited StatesSafePrioritiesTerroristBin LadenOsama Bin LadenTop Priorities Author:Wesley Clark
“Let's not forget what the origin of the problem is. There is no place in modern Europe for ethnically pure states. That's a 19th century idea and we are trying to transition into the 21st century, and we are going to do it with multi-ethnic states.” TryingIdeasWarStatesProblemPoliticalForgetModernCenturyPureEuropeTransitionGenocide21st Century19th CenturyNatoUs ArmyWhite Genocide Author:Wesley Clark
“Well, it came from the White House, it came from people around the White House. It came from all over. I got a call on 9/11. I was on CNN, and I got a call at my home saying, 'You got to say this is connected. This is state-sponsored terrorism. This has to be connected to Saddam Hussein.” PeopleWellsStatesHomeHouseWhiteConnectedTerrorismWhite HouseSaddamHusseinCnn Author:Wesley Clark
“I don't think it was a patriotic war. I think it was a mistake, a strategic mistake, and I think that the president of the United States wasn't patriotic in going after Saddam Hussein. He simply misled America and cost us casualties and killed and injured America's reputation around the world without valid reason for doing so. It's not patriotic; it's wrong.” ThinkingWorldWarStatesReasonAmericaPresidentUnitedMistakeUnited StatesCostReputationAround The WorldPatrioticSaddamHusseinInjuredStrategicCasualtiesMisled 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
“Working together, we can build a world in which the rule of law - not the rule of force - governs relations between states. A world in which leaders respect the rights of their people, and nations seek peace, not destruction or domination. And neither we nor anyone else should live in fear ever again.” PeopleWorldShouldStatesTogetherLawForceNationsLeaderRightsDestructionRelationWorking TogetherDominationRule Of LawTogether We Can Author:Wesley Clark
