[JasonC]

Actually, if it is true then he is somewhat better off than if it isn't. A man can warn his country not to jump off a cliff out of genuine concern for it, if that is what he thinks is happening.

But if he makes up out of whole cloth imaginary misdeeds to ascribe to his own country and its present leadership, inviting in the process hostility or weapons development or concerted alliance by dangerous enemy states, purely further his own political ambitions, then not only is he a pathological liar but he puts his personal power over the good of his country.

[DoughtyOne]

When a person who is privy to classified information, reveals that information for political gain, he's seriously screwed up. Imagine what would happen if every member of our intelligence agencies were free to declare as a presidential candidate then reveal anything they knew. Clark's actions are inexcusable and he should be be taken to task for what he has done, providing it's true. If it isn't, he's still a slimeball, just a different kind of a slimeball.