Reply #18: Clark has the ONLY workable plan to move things forward in Iraq

[Quixote1818]

It's not as simple as simply pulling our troops out as so many on DU want to do. We have to bring all the Arab nations up to the table because they have incredible influence on Iraq and the insurgency. If you can't beat them then pull up a chair and work out a deal with them. In the end the US will have only marginal influence over Iraq but at least we will have some and be on negotiating terms with these country's. This way we can pull out and save face and won't be the laughing stock of the world. We already know Iran and Syria want to talk to us so why not?

It's either that or let Bush's plan drag out and collapse after perhaps another ten years of death, destruction and money down the toilet.

Basically Bush has fucked us and Clark has the only plan to get things somewhat back to the way they were before the invasion with 'some' even if it's just a small amount of influence and negotiating power over the region. It's a much better plan than just pulling out cold turkey. And hey, if it dosent work then we do pull out cold turkey.

I watched Clark on Meet the Press with three other Generals and he was intellectually SO FAR OUT OF THEIR LEAGUE! Clark is an intellectual General which is something that comes along about once every hundred years.