Posted on 07/23/2008 8:41:25 PM PDT by STARWISE
John McCormack catches Wes Clark in a couple of egregious errors on the surge today on Morning Joe.
The lesser mistake is Clark’s insistence that the surge didn’t involve Anbar at all, when as McCormack notes the Marines sent two extra battalions to the hotbed of terrorist activity as part of the increased deployment.
Worse, though, Clark tries to tell Scarborough that the surge had nothing to do with the Marines, and everything to do with the Saudis paying off the Sunni tribes:
This isn’t exactly a lost history.
Actually, 4,000 extra Marines went to Anbar. The extra Marine battalions got a lot of attention in the beginning of the surge, especially since they had the toughest job in clearing Anbar, while the Army focused more on Baghdad.
In fact, some debated whether the two extra Marine battalions would be enough for the mission — which the Corps answered almost immediately by beginning their string of successes in the region.
Certainly one would expect a military “analyst” for a major media outlet to know at least that much about the surge that he’s dismissing.
However, it’s clear that Clark isn’t providing analysis but political cover for Barack Obama by trying to argue that the surge didn’t have any effect on Iraqi security.
With the media pressing Obama to explain why he still opposes a strategy that worked, Clark wants to give him an out by claiming that the Iraqis beat al-Qaeda all by themselves after the Saudis bribed them to do so.
That allegation disrespects both the Iraqis in Anbar who risked and gave their lives to beat al-Qaeda as well as the Marines who gave them the opening to do so.
It’s shameful for anyone to dismiss that heroic effort by the Corps in Anbar and the Army in Baghdad, but especially so for a former military commander.
God bless and protect our brave troops, and keep those who gave all in His joyful peace for eternity.
Wesley Clark is the Marshall Applewhite of retired generals.
DING~~!
This little narcicisstic, political skunk is palpable proof that our military is top heavy with generals in name only.
SCUMBAG!!!!!!! Weasely Clark pisses all over US Marines in order to try to propagandize for his candidate.
Quisling Clark is too ignorant and/or depraved to give credit where credit is due. He should be praising the tremendous achievements of all of our military men and women who have served in Iraq instead of flacking for the Obamessiah by trivializing the achievements of our troops.
Worst American general since Benedict Arnold or McClellan.
Thanks,,,.Clark is the image of a perfumed General...
To all our brave military...we thank you for all your efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan and other parts of the globe.
Although the leftist/stalinist scum ignore and loathe you many of your true patriot brothers and sisters honor and salute you.
Thank you all for your brave and noble service! God bless America and especially all of you...true American heroes!
He’s not called Weasel for nothing and he’s also a liar.
Several years ago Chrissy Matthews asked him why he was relieved of command and Weasel about had a heart attack. He said he wasn’t relieved but just decided to retire early, that was an out and out lie.
Worst American general since Benedict Arnold or McClellan.
Clark is the image of a perfumed General...
You guys nailed that little POS to the wall.
I still can’t believe that Ashley Wilkes, uhhh.... I mean Wes Clark is listened to.
He is so ignorant and separated from reality that I wonder how in the hell he could have been a brave soldier?!?!
I guess alot changes when you come back and join the hippy crowd.
It would be a dream come true for the repubs if this jackass were on the ticket with OsamaObama. The adoring fans in the media could never cover up the amount of gaffes this pair of geniuses would stockpile.
b/c Wes is a Benedict Arnold.
What was Weasely’s rank just before the Klintoon Krime Konspiracy entered 1600 Pennsylvania and how quickly did he obtain rank. Fellow travelers help each other, after all.
a perfumed General..
Very well put!!
The talking points are out - the Surge must be discredited at all costs so the Boy King cannot be said ever to be wrong about anything. What a load of crap.
Exactly what Pelosi inferred in a statement
Completely true.
LOL, I didn’t have a better gif so had to give you a ‘stinky’ one!!
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