“We've proven to be quite flexible and adept in the way that we've changed what was the original pattern of air activities into something that's now very focused on the battlefield.” WayAirChangedActivityOriginalsPatternsFocusedProvenFlexibilityFlexibleBattlefieldsAdept Author:Wesley Clark
“Slobodan Milosevic was just as smart as a five-year-old. Five-year-olds have an uncanny way of getting into your psyche, your self-esteem.” WayYearsSelfFiveSelf EsteemSmartEsteemFive YearsFive Year OldsUncanny Author:Wesley Clark
“It 's really hard to impose democracy. It has to emerge naturally. You have to get out of the way and let it happen.” WayHardHappensDemocracy 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
“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
“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
“We were really helped when President Ronald Reagan came in. I remember non-commissioned officers who were going to retire and they re-enlisted because they believed in President Reagan. That's the kind of President Ronald Reagan was. He helped our country win the Cold War. He put it behind us in a way no one ever believed would be possible. He was truly a great American leader. And those of us in the Armed Forces loved him, respected him, and tremendously admired him for his great leadership.” WayKindWarCountryWould BeRememberWinningForcePresidentBehindsLeaderColdOur CountryOfficersRetiringCold WarGreat LeaderGreat AmericanArmed ForcesGreat LeadershipPresident ReaganEnlistedPresident Ronald Reagan Author:Wesley Clark
