Sunday, March 21, 2004

I didn't see it, but somebody on DU posted this:

The guy on Fox was clearly cheerleading openly for Bush. Clark first
corrected him in saying that Richard Clarke was NOT a Clinton "aide"
but was a career civil servant who also served under Bush. The host
asked Clark if he was speaking on behalf of Kerry, as though such an
admission would damage his credibility. Clark had no problem saying
that 'yes' he was speaking for the Kerry campaign. Clark mentioned
Harry Truman in that the buck should stop with the President, when
the host tried to bring Clinton into this, mentioning that in nine
months Bush did nothing to fight terrorism. When the host tried to
get Clark to admit that we were better off eliminating Saddam and
trying to bring democracy, Clark praised the military by over-
achieving under difficult circumstances in Iraq but suggested that we
were now over-extended in the world in trying to fight terrorism
because of Iraq. He also said we will need more than just a military
effort to fight terrorism but also diplomacy and the help of our
traditional allies, something he said Kerry will be able to achieve
where Bush fails. The host tried to get Clark to admit that
Afghanistan was going well, but Clark pointed out that Bush had had
the opportunity to catch Al Qaeda's leadership, for example at Tora
Bora and flatly failed. The host tried to get Clark to admit that the
recent events in cornering Al Qaeda in Pakistan were getting results.
Clark said that Bush, by focusing on Iraq has given Al Qaeda time to
adjust and now they are far more decentralized than before and will
require a different strategy, suggesting that Bush continues to
remain one step behind. Finally, the host tried to suggest Clark's
bias in a parting shot, by suggesting that Clark was speaking up
because he wants to be Secretary of State. Clark said that he was
speaking up because he wants America to be safe. It was ugly for the
Faux host, as Clark hit one slam dunk after another around him, as
though the host were nailed to the floor.

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