Clark and Vietnam II (Even David Hackworth hates Wesley Clark!)

WorldNetDaily ^ | April 23, 1999 | Col. David Hackworth

[colorado tanker]

Disclosure: I'm a liberal who was wondering what you folks thought about Clark. It's strange to see the world on it's head like this. Conservatives agreeing with communist essays, Democrats interested in a general ... we live in interesting times, folks.

You will find Clark has little respect among veterans or active duty military. He was a political general and a Friend of Bill who was promoted ahead of more able people. While highly intelligent, he makes poor decisions. He also has a ego that is extreme. Clarks's professional commentary on the Iraq war was almost all wrong, embarrassingly so for a professional military man. He has never held any elective office - I suspect if you Dems pick him you may find him displaying Perot-like tendencies to weird-out people.

[colorado tanker]

If you read my post you will see I disagree with most of what Hackworth said. I have great respect for Clark's service. Clearly he is very intelligent.

My problem with Clark is he seems to make bad decisions, a problem he often shares with Hackworth.

The difference between Powell and Clark is that Powell has a lot more common sense.

[Ann Archy]

What proof do you offer for hs Intelligence?

[colorado tanker]

First in his class at West Point. Rhodes Scholor. He's a book smart kinda guy.

[The South Texan]

Actually, i think a recent Hackworth article was posted where he was actually kissing Clark's rear-end.

[Timesink]

Actually, i think a recent Hackworth article was posted where he was actually kissing Clark's rear-end.

Indeed. Recent as in Monday. I posted this article last Wednesday. It certainly changes the meaning of this post, but I had no way to know last Wednesday that Hackworth's Bush Hate is so overwhelming that he would end up happily performing one of the most pathetic flip-flops in recent history.

At first, I thought this article said more about Clark than it did about Hackworth. It appears it says more about Hackworth than Clark.

[Lumper20]

I never served with Clark period. I served as a Hornet Force company commander with Omega/CCS in 68- early 69 before going to the launch site.I was blessed with NCO's with more combat experience then most officer's I ever met.My higest ranking NCO had been with the 101st with Hackworth. He had been hit in the head/eye, and; he covered my fanny always on his tour with SOG.

Both this fine SFC and myself look at a heroic 20 year old 1LT who came to the company in late 68. The man went into COSVN HQ on 24 April of 1969, was hit in the chest, and; this fine young man lay face down on the LZ, called in air support until his dying breath. I cannot bring this man back, nor SFC Jerry Shriver, nor any of those men. They had guts that only few men have today, as too many a man uses his medals for politics. Any officer with a medal of any kind for valor, can look at himself and know he has an NCO or EM to thank.

Sadly, I saw a few award hungry officers in our unit. They numbered all of two. Officers do not make a combat unit period. It is the NCO's. Far too many people look at Clark and Kerry as heroes. It is the NCO's in SF, and the riflemen and other enlisted men in all ground units who are the heroes period.

Clark was wounded and medevaced. He was written up for a Bronze Star V that day. Had he not been a West Pointer do you believe he would have had his orders rescinded then given a silver star? Let's be real and honest. We all knew some fine West Pointers.

Now, Kerry's record is quite a mystery. How many of us that served in real combat in Vietnam know of anyone with three purple hearts in three to four months of service?

I suggest that Kerry is a fake. I want to see his medical records. He darn sure did not take care of his troops period. I will show my medical records, which clearly state exactly where two bullets entered, what bone was shattered, where they exited, the exact muscles hit, and whether there was any artery or nerve damage.

Do you need ten years with troops to be a leader? I don't believe that, unless you are a full Colonel or General. Do I believe Hack? Most of the time. Would I go into combat for him? Yes, based on what my NCO's from the 101st that came to SF said, I would.

Do we really want another Kerry or Kerrey? Sadly, the Navy officers, except pilots, have a reputation for treating EM very lowly. I am sorry, but; I feel that way. I believe the Navy officers treat enlisted worse then any service. Dressed in whites, they refuse to get dirty.