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senseandsensibility

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Tue Apr 7, 2026, 11:48 AM Tuesday

I don't recognize this Wesley Clark [View all]

Anyone remember General Wesley Clark, who ran for President as a Democrat and ridiculed dubya for "prancing around on a flight deck" during the "mission accomplished" spectacle?

Well, he is now defending trump's Iran strategy on CNN. He said, among other things, that we are only six weeks in and we need to give it more time to break the will of the Iranian regime. He said that if we destroy Iranian infrastructure it will lead to them being isolated economically and that will lead to them being more reasonable. He also said that if it gets bad the Iranian people will rise up. He did not express concern at all for civilian lives in the segment that I heard.

I was shocked and disappointed. CNN is in sanewash overdrive this morning.




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I don't recognize this Wesley Clark [View all] senseandsensibility Tuesday OP
*IF* it gets bad??? wnylib Tuesday #1
How many investments does he have in the military industrial complex? Irish_Dem Tuesday #2
How many investments does he have in the military industrial complex? Irish_Dem Tuesday #3
I don't know senseandsensibility Tuesday #5
Go to his wiki page. .quite a list of business interests. niyad Tuesday #21
Thanks will take a look. Irish_Dem Tuesday #22
He has entered the maga delusional world. Iran is not going to surrender. Walleye Tuesday #4
Very disappointing. Spazito Tuesday #6
Over the years since 2004, I realize that he was almost a stealth candidate karynnj Tuesday #7
This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Tuesday #8
Well, that's a bit disappointing. BlueTsunami2018 Tuesday #9
Well just damn Traildogbob Tuesday #10
WTF Tdb ? !? dweller Tuesday #12
I could be wrong Traildogbob Tuesday #14
Wishing you an early Happy Birthday, just in case! niyad Tuesday #19
IKR ? dweller Tuesday #20
There's a small matter of the Caspian Sea nitpicked Tuesday #11
He's right -misanthroptimist Tuesday #13
I listened to this and was struck by one small detail! BidenRocks Tuesday #15
Good point senseandsensibility Tuesday #16
Disappointed, not entirely surprised. niyad Tuesday #17
I just read his wiki page. .a real eye-opener. niyad Tuesday #18
This disappointing MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #23
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