Clark Credits Clinton for Ghadafy Breakthrough

NewsMax.com ^ | 12/22/03

[Headfulofghosts]

Clark Credits Clinton for Ghadafy Breakthrough

Democratic presidential hopeful Gen. Wesley Clark said Sunday that his old boss Bill Clinton - not President Bush - deserved credit for forcing Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi to abandon his weapons of mass destruction programs, even though Gadhafi's turnaround came nearly three years after Clinton had left office.

"It's a program of squeezing Libya that's gone on for more than a decade," Clark told a Derry, New Hampshire audience, according to the Concord Monitor. "The Clinton administration was very much involved with this."

In a slap at Bush, Clark said, it "shows that you don't need to use force to get your way in world affairs," adding that Prime Minister Tony Blair deserved credit for the Ghahafi breakthrough as well.

The retired general added new details to his charge that President Bush was responsible for leaving America vulnerable to the 9/11 attacks, saying that President Clinton tried to warn Bush about Osama bin Laden but Bush wouldn't listen.

"He wasn't paying attention," Clark complained. "He didn't do his job as commander and chief."

The former NATO commander said that Bush deserves to be "fired" for not doing more to prevent 9/11.

"This is the way it works in the Navy, if you're the captain of a ship, and it runs aground, they only ask two questions: Did it run aground, and were you the captain?" he explained. "If the answer is yes to both, you're fired."

Though Clark has repeatedly pounded away at the theme that Bush is responsible for 9/11, reporters have yet to ask him about President Clinton's confession last year that he turned down a deal for bin Laden's arrest in Sudan.

[Pete'sWife]

Agreed.

The man is delusional.

Or, he's running for an office he knows he'll never attain.

Or both.

[doug from upland]

Just amazing. Conversely, Clarking is blaming Bush for the rape of Juanita Broaddrick.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Whoa.

Whatever mind-altering substance Wesley is on, I want some.

[TheBigB]

He be smokin' some serrrrrious reefa.

[Chad Fairbanks]

"This is the way it works in the Navy, if you're the captain of a ship, and it runs aground, they only ask two questions: Did it run aground, and were you the captain?" he explained. "If the answer is yes to both, you're fired."

And in some cases, members of the crew are relieved as well. His point?

[Wondervixen]

>>Clark Credits Clinton for Ghadafy Breakthrough

What? Did Clinton finally convince Ghadafy that things would go easier if he'd just shirk his responsibilities and waste everyone's time getting hummers from interns?

[Diogenesis]

Clark's victims including children during his squeeze against Americans.

[alloysteel]

I thought it was all the spadework done years ago by Billy Carter, when Jimmy was in office....

[montomike]

We don't need those little Democratic Underground doohickie thingamagigs on this website!

Just kidding!

[Steve_Seattle]

I guess if Clark puts his mind to it, he'll find a way to give Clinton credit for capturing Saddam. But as another poster said, why doesn't he then blame Clinton for 9/11 (hatched several years before the actual attack), the attack on the Cole, the embassy bombings, and the declining economy that Bush inherited?

[Dog Gone]

I assume that he was also blaming Clinton for the recession we are climbing out of, also. I'm sure of it. He couldn't be an illogical damn hypocrite.

[PeteFromMontana]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh THAT's good!

[Political Junkie Too]

Democratic presidential hopeful Gen. Wesley Clark said Sunday that his old boss Bill Clinton - not President Bush - deserved credit for forcing Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi to abandon his weapons of mass destruction programs...

Yes, dear... Whatever you say, dear...

-PJ

[Enterprise]

Well, it's at least starting to get fun now. AlGore invented the INTERNET and was the inspiration for the book "Love Story." Now we have a new whopper king. Welcome to the campaign for President Mr. Whopper.

[mombonn]

Clark is a total and complete idiot.

[Mr. Mojo]

While Clinton's nose gets longer and redder by the day, Clark's gets longer and browner.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Clark Credits Clinton for Ghadafy Breakthrough

What!??

I think Wesley Clark needs to switch the brand of crack he's smokin'.

[PeteFromMontana]

Hi Beth, Merry Christmas!

[aristeides]

Dean Denies Offering Clark VP Spot.

[Steve_Seattle]

"I assume that he was also blaming Clinton for the recession we are climbing out of . . . "

Remember how during the 2000 campaign, the Dems tried to blame Bush for the economic downturn before he was even president? The "Bush is talking-down the economy" line was one of the most shameless spins of all time. I lost all respect for Robert Reich when he tried to use that one on O'Reilly.