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Donna Zen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-23-03 12:36 PM
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119. After pausing to absorb the interview:
On the Rummy curve...

Clark said that subsequent to his early positive comment about Rumsfeld, Rumsfeld was quoted as saying that the lesson he (Rumsfeld) took from the Kosovo campaign, was never surrender any U.S. authority over how a war would be waged (or something to that effect). Clark said that comment showed a deep division between Rumsfeld and himself over post Cold War national security issues.

Clark probably did not have even an inking that this question was about to be thrown out. Schieffer was really beaming. What is amazing to me is that Clark was able to come up with Rummy's quote about Kosovo. On the spot. The first part of the answer was more of a cover--I would have interviewed him in depth--and a typical political answer. But to have a built up reservoir of information to draw on is what makes Clark so hard for his detractors.

After pausing to think, I think he did just fine with that issue. I'm just sorry to see it make the crappy meaningless questions on the campaign trail top ten list.

What I think he missed was a clear opening at the end to point out domestic differences. I would not be surprised if he didn't think so to. True, they were only going to allow him 60 seconds, but rather than start with a long drawn out terrorism tirade, he needed to move quickly to jobs, energy etc.

BTW, Tom_another excellent post.





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