General Wesley Clark

Email from General Wesley Clark: Dear Friend, As I've been traveling across the country and speaking out in TV interviews over the past few weeks, many people have asked me about what we should do in Iraq. Clearly, what we're doing there now is just not working. The American people are frustrated by the lack of progress in Iraq and looking to President Bush for leadership to clean up the mess. In today's Washington Post, I have written an op-ed that summarizes my current thinking about Iraq: namely, that while the Bush Administration's elective invasion of Iraq was clearly a mistake, pulling our troops out now would also be a mistake. If we put the right strategy in place, we can still succeed -- but time is running out. So far, instead of a strategy the Bush Administration has simply demanded that the American people show resolve. But resolve isn't enough to mend a flawed approach or save the lives of our troops. It's time for the Bush Administration to actually do the hard work, to put a three-pronged diplomatic, political, and military strategy in place that will ultimately enable us to withdraw. If the Administration won't adopt such a winning strategy, then the American people will be justified in demanding that our brave men and women in uniform come home. It's up to President Bush to put the strategy in place, without delay. I hope you'll read the full op-ed here, which fleshes out my thinking about this three-pronged comprehensive success strategy in much greater detail. Then, at 2:00 pm ET / 11:00 am PT today (Friday), I hope you'll join me at http://ga4.org/ct/a1ac9lM1-XvN/chat for a live online discussion about my op-ed. I look forward to your questions and our discussion. Finally, I just wanted to let you know of a few important upcoming events. Next week, Josh Marshall has graciously invited me to be a guest blogger at TPMCafe.com, his new online political discussion forum. I'll be discussing a wide variety of topics there, and I hope you'll stop by frequently over the course of the week to join in the discussion. Also from Tuesday through Thursday next week I'll be traveling to Wisconsin and Iowa, meeting and talking with people across those two states. I'm really looking forward to the trip and to sharing my experiences with you while blogging on TPMCafe. Thanks again for your continued friendship and support. I look forward to talking with you about Iraq and many other important issues facing our country during Friday's online discussion at http://ga4.org/ct/a1ac9lM1-XvN/chat and all next week at TPMCafe. Sincerely, Wes Clark Visit SecuringAmerica.com Contribute Today! Invite your friends and family to join WesPAC today! Tell-a-friend!