Reply #33: So all things military is evil?

[RandomUser]

Let's see.

As a base manager, and later CinC he dealt with Domestic programs:
-spousal abuse programs
-Education programs
-Daycare
-race relations
-healthcare for soldiers, civilians, families, children, refugees
-dealt with budgets and funding allocations

As SACEUR, he was Head of State, the equal of a president or prime minister.
-foreign policy
-negotiating treaties
-forging consensus with world leaders around the globe
-knowing Chirac, Blair, and others on a personal basis
-met with Senators and congressional delegations in the US as well as in Europe
-dealing with the wording of treaties and haggling with ambassadors
-deciding on what type of diplomatic pressures to apply to hostile governments


He's had to use considerable political and diplomatic skills, as well as crucial decisionmaking and management skills.

He has a Masters in Economics, Foreign Policy, and International Relations. Taught as a professor.

I don't suppose your image of Clark as a soldier grunt fits well with his proven efforts in creating affordable daycare programs, eh?