Reply #13: An Iranian-American blogger

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I just came across this. I'm kind of antsy for a transcript, but this has a bit of detail.

Yesterday I wrote that several signs indicated Wes Clark was ready for a second Presidential run. After Clark’s speech at the DNC Winter Meeting, where DNC Chair Howard Dean referred to the former NATO Allied Supreme Commander as an “imminent candidate,” it’s now pretty clear that Clark is going to hop in the race.

Clark’s speech centered around national security issues as was expected (although he didn’t say the phrase he’s been using lately “I’m the national security candidate”), and he quoted Douglas MacArther about the sacrifice being made by US troops abroad after a grinning disclaimer “I don’t agree with his politics, I don’t agree with everything he did.”

Clark also talked about global warming and several international issues, saying in his speech “I think we need a president who understands how to take us out of Iraq; how to deal with multiple international challenges — Iran, North Korea, terrorism, immigration, global warming, international trade; how to reenergize the American spirit and how to put us on the right path to a strong, secure and just America,”

Some Washington insiders believe Clark will jump in the race as soon as 10 days from now. Nevertheless, C-SPAN was instructed to identify him as merely a former Presidential candidate.

http://www.thedailybackground.com/2007/02/02/followup-clark-looks-nearly-ready-to-enter-race/