Who Else Has Qualifications Like These?:

[Dinger]

When Phillip Murphy introduced Wes, I have to as as a die-hard Clark supporter, I was impressed yet again by his incredible resume. Nobody, but nobody in this race comes close.

Phillip D. Murphy, National Finance Chair, Democratic National Committee:

Thank you governor. Wes Clark grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas, and like many boys in the South who had more patriotism than money, he turned to the military for opportunity. General Clark graduated No. 1 in the Class of 1966 at West Point, and then won a Rhodes Scholarship. After Oxford, he left for Vietnam where he was shot four times and earned a Purple Heart, the Silver Star, and the Bronze Star. He commanded the U.S. Army's Southern Command covering Latin America and the Caribbean. He was further promoted to Supreme Allied Commander of Europe where he led Operation Allied Force in the Balkans using both diplomacy and military force as tools to end the holocaust of Serbian ethnic cleansing saving 1.5 million Kosovar Albanians without the loss of a single American soldier in combat. Today, Wes Clark remains in public life and private business. In 2006 he traveled to 25 states and to Democrats Abroad, speaking up about our values, and he supported 96 candidates for office. General Clark has authored Op-Ed pieces in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the New York Times, the Washington Post, as well as two books, Waging Modern Wars and Winning Modern Wars. He has served as a military analyst on CNN and can now be seen on Fox. He and Gert live in Little Rock and his web site is securingamerica.com.

It is my great pleasure to introduce to you General Wesley Clark.

WES CLARK: Well thank you. Thank you very much for that kind introduction. Good morning, I'm Wes Clark. I'm a soldier and I'm fighting for our country.


O.K.,let me break this down:
1. He had more patriotism than money, so he turned to the military for opportunity. (He's one of us)
2. Graduated first in his calss at West point. (Intelligence)
3. A Rhodes Scolar (Intelligence)
4. After Oxford, he left for Vietnam where he was shot four times (Bravery & sacrifice)
5. He earned a Purple Heart. (Bravery & sacrifice)
6. He earned a Bronze Star (Bravery & sacrifice)
7. He earned a Silver Star (Bravery & sacrifice)
8. He commanded the U.S. Army's Southern Command covering Latin America and the Caribbean. (Leadership)
9. He was further promoted to Supreme Allied Commander of Europe where he led Operation Allied Force in the Balkans using both diplomacy and military force as tools to end the holocaust of Serbian ethnic cleansing saving 1.5 million Kosovar Albanians without the loss of a single American soldier in combat. Saving over a million lives without
a single American casuality, what can I say?
10. In 2006 he traveled to 25 states and to Democrats Abroad, speaking up about our values, and he supported 96 candidates for office. (He's a Democrat through and through)
11. General Clark has authored Op-Ed pieces in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the New York Times, the Washington Post, as well as two books, Waging Modern Wars and Winning Modern Wars. He has served as a military analyst on CNN and can now be seen on Fox. (He has a plan and makes sure people know about it)