Comments on: Intelligent Thinking On Iraq http://www.themannings.org/soapbox/2004/01/16/intelligent-thinking-on-iraq/ Pragmatic Libertarianism Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:41:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Nate http://www.themannings.org/soapbox/2004/01/16/intelligent-thinking-on-iraq/#comment-470 Nate Fri, 23 Jan 2004 05:26:12 +0000 http://www.themannings.org/soapbox/2004/01/16/intelligent-thinking-on-iraq/#comment-470 While those on the Right have tried their darndest to turn these quotes of Clark against him, their dishonesty in attempting to do so is almost sickening. While they make it appear as though his testimony at that Congressional hearing solidly backed US military action in Iraq, nothing could be further from the truth. I attended that very hearing, and though Clark did indeed voice concern over the threat Iraq posed to its neighbors, and though he agreed that agressive action by the US might be necessary as a very last resort, noone who listened to or read all of his testimony that day would ever suggest he would be in support of Bush's subsequent actions towards and in Iraq. Let Drudge publish the transcript of the entire hearing, without ellipses, and we would see just how hesitant Clark was for the US to actually go to war in Iraq, and just how concerned he was about the possibly overwhelming consequences. Having heard both his testimony that day, and his statements since then, I see absolutely no contradiction and no abandonment of admirable principles on his part. While those on the Right have tried their darndest to turn these quotes of Clark against him, their dishonesty in attempting to do so is almost sickening. While they make it appear as though his testimony at that Congressional hearing solidly backed US military action in Iraq, nothing could be further from the truth. I attended that very hearing, and though Clark did indeed voice concern over the threat Iraq posed to its neighbors, and though he agreed that agressive action by the US might be necessary as a very last resort, noone who listened to or read all of his testimony that day would ever suggest he would be in support of Bush’s subsequent actions towards and in Iraq.

Let Drudge publish the transcript of the entire hearing, without ellipses, and we would see just how hesitant Clark was for the US to actually go to war in Iraq, and just how concerned he was about the possibly overwhelming consequences. Having heard both his testimony that day, and his statements since then, I see absolutely no contradiction and no abandonment of admirable principles on his part.

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