Clark Calls for Independent Investigation of Iraq War

[Bread and Circus]

Clark Calls for Independent Investigation of Bush Administration's War on Iraq...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/10/04/wclark04.xml&sSheet=/portal/2003/10/04/ixportaltop.html

also at http://www.clark04.com

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For Immediate Release
October 3, 2003

General Clark Calls for Independent Inquiry Into Growing List of Bush Administration Intelligence Failures
Restates Need for Independent Counsel for Probe into CIA Leak

CRYSTAL CITY, VA -- General Wesley Clark today challenged the Bush Administration's failure on a growing number national and global security blunders and called for an independent body to examine whether the Administration has intentionally manipulated intelligence to promote its agenda.

During his keynote address at the 2nd Annual Military Reporters and Editors Convention today, Clark raised persistent questions about the intelligence used by the Administration to justify the war in Iraq. He also charged that the Administration hasn't acted quickly or decisively enough to respond to growing concern over recent reports of the possibility of the disclosure of a CIA agent's identity, a federal offense.

"The current Administration has taken our country badly off-course," General Clark said. "It is violating longstanding values and principles of American democracy - with dire consequences for our security. Its treatment of our allies; its headlong rush to wear; its poor planning of post-conflict Iraq is costing America hundreds of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars. And its handling of intelligence - and its retaliation against its critics - may have been criminal.....

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Sorry if this was a dupe, I didn't see a thread on it.

[grytpype]

1. I see this happening.

I think we will have to have a totally thorough inquiry on the whole Iraq question. It needs to be resolved. And the Plame Affair will be the last straw.

[catforclark2004]

2. Here yee, here yee!!!!

Investigate everything......in 2004, we will investigate everything.

Leave no stone unturned.

Can Bush Jr. go to jail for lying to the American People? I hope so.

[seventhson]

8. Can Bush go to Guantanamo for Treason under the Patriot Act???

He SHOULD!

Bush approved the leak of the CIA operative's name in violation of the law his Daddy Poppy Bush pushed through.

Heh.

The sins of the Fathers... (Old Testament - 10 Commandment Violation -
Do NOT pass go. Go Directly to Gitmo...)

[Bread and Circus]

3. Any Clark supporters want to reply to this....

It's kind of important. Quite a big risk
and bold step to take, no?

[diplomats]

4. I think it's fine to get out in front on this

[madmax]

7. Yes, it is.

Clark is the Presidential Candidate I've been waiting for to take on this cabal. If not him - who? If not now - when?

All the Democratic candidates should stand with Clark on this. The American people are begining to realize they were lied to, the polls prove this. In addition, no Saddam, no OBL, and no WMD. Somebody has a lot of explaining to do. Now, rather than later. That's my 2 cents worth.

I have one question. Has a Presidential candidate ever called for an investigaton of a sitting President. Is there a precedent here, and it be done? If yes, I'm all for it.

[Bread and Circus]

5. I'm going to bed.....

Hopefully this will get discussed a little more.

:kick:

[seventhson]

6. I still don't trust Clark BUT

I like this

[kaitykaity]

9. Locking. Dupe.

Discuss here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=147519