Europe salutes allied forces commander--Clark as viewed by Europe

[Gloria]

An older article which is very interesting!!

http://www.stuttgart.army.mil/community/Citizen/2000/0523/clark.htm
Vol. 29, No. 10 The 6th Area Support Group Online Newspaper May 23, 2000


Europe salutes allied forces commander

By Linda Kozaryn

American Forces Press Service

Military leaders come and go. Army Gen. Wesley Clark has now joined the ranks of those few who make history.

As supreme allied commander Europe, the West Point graduate and Rhodes scholar successfully led the first major military offensive in NATO’s 50-year history. He directed NATO’s Operation Allied Force, the 78-day air campaign against Yugoslav forces that U.S. and alliance leaders have hailed as the most precise ever.

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Great Britain’s Lord

George Robertson, NATO secretary-general, commended Clark for his "unique combination of military expertise, political knowledge and diplomatic skill." He said Clark helped to win the peace and restore stability in Bosnia-Herzegovina and played an important role in building a new relationship with Russia and NATO’s partners in peace.

Robertson said NATO benefited from Clark’s "wise military advice, determined leadership and political savvy."

The U.S. armor officer, who holds a master’s degree in philosophy, economics and politics from Oxford University, "helped turn the concept of a Euro-Atlantic community into a living reality," he said.

Calling Kosovo "one of the most complex operations a planner could dream up," Robertson said Clark proved up to the challenge.

"Your diplomatic skills, your experience in the region and your transparent honesty helped you to negotiate robustly with (Yugoslav President Slobodan)Milosevic."

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[Jack_Dawson]

1. Europe loves Clark

He would get us back in the world's good graces. Bet on it.

[Kellanved]

2. that's true

Even my Grandmother knows the name.
However Europe is pretty indifferent (and I think it should be; I just saw 'Europe' on the latest page) on the candidate question.
Take this recent article about Dean as an example:

http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/english/0,1518,280608,00.html

[Hieronymus]

3. I agree with you.

:toast:

[Gloria]

4. Heck, hasn't he known Tony Blair longer than Bush has????

and a few other leaders as well....

Note the assessment of his character---and the respect for him.

[billbuckhead]

5. It would seem too good to imagine.Europeans thinking you're smart

is actually a good thing. Imagine the enhanced roles Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter would play on the international stage.

[Auntie Bush]

6. Europens know what's good for us.

Look! We tried to impeach the most popular world leader...Bill Clinton. Shows you what we know! Shit! The rest of the world thought we were crazy...and we were. Now they hope we elect Clark...and we will.