Born in 1944 in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, Wesley Clark distinguished himself early as an athlete and a scholar, leading his high school swimming team to a state championship and graduating first in his class from West Point. In 1966, he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, where he earned a Masters Degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics.

Blog Entries by Gen. Wesley Clark

Tribute is Not Enough

62 Comments | Posted May 22, 2009 | 01:25 PM (EST)


Each Memorial Day and Veterans Day, many of us take time to recognize the sacrifices of those men and women who have served in uniform.

But around the country, these solemn holidays often end up meaning little more than a chance to buy things on sale.

Yesterday I did an...

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Change Has Come To America

Posted November 6, 2008 | 10:55 AM (EST)


On Tuesday, our country made history -- electing Barack Obama President of the United States.

As I walked onto the field in Grant Park -- there were thousands of us around the podium -- a couple of reporters asked me what I thought of this. "Transformational," I said, "but, ask...

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Bush's Third Term

Posted June 25, 2008 | 01:54 PM (EST)


This year, we're facing the most important election in a generation. As Americans, we must ask ourselves which candidate will bring about the change our country so desperately needs. In my opinion, Barack Obama is the only candidate with the judgment to move our country forward.

The disastrous consequences...

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I Support Hillary's Position on Iran

Posted October 4, 2007 | 03:21 PM (EST)


Like many of you, I am concerned about what I am reading and hearing about the apparent interest in parts of the Bush White House to go to war against Iran. And like you, I believe that we Democrats must do everything we can to prevent Bush and Cheney from...

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Take Rush Limbaugh Off Armed Forces Radio

Posted October 2, 2007 | 03:02 PM (EST)


Click here to email Congress to take Rush Limbaugh off Armed Forces Radio.

Last week, Rush Limbaugh labeled any American soldier who supports an end to the war in Iraq as "phony." We challenged Limbaugh through an email campaign to invite VoteVets.org's Jon Soltz to his show and repeat...

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Blogosphere Day: Time to Invest in Our Future

Posted July 19, 2007 | 11:04 AM (EST)


When I entered the 2004 presidential race, it was with the support of tens of thousands of Americans organizing online (and later translating it offline) to create a movement to change America. It opened my eyes to the power of the internet. Through message boards, email, blogs, etc., the barriers...

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Joe Lieberman Is At It Again

Posted June 12, 2007 | 02:42 PM (EST)


After wrongly supporting George W. Bush's strategic blunder of attacking Iraq, and continuing to support Bush's failed policies after the invasion, Senator Joe Lieberman made irresponsible comments this weekend regarding military action against Iran.

On CBS's Face the Nation, Lieberman said, "If [the Iranians] don't play by the...

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The Danger of Silence

Posted March 7, 2007 | 01:36 PM (EST)


Silence.

That is what worries me. With every passing day that the administration won't talk to Iran, we come closer to an Iranian nuclear weapon, and the time at which the decision must be made whether or not the administration will use its military option.

In today's video...

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StopIranWar.com

Posted February 21, 2007 | 11:03 AM (EST)


All Americans want to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons and interfering on the ground inside Iraq.

Yet, President Bush's continued saber-rattling gives the US little additional leverage to engage and dissuade Iran, and, more than likely, simply accelerates a dangerous slide into war. The United States can do better...

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Taking on the Escalation -- Vets Leading the Way

Posted January 29, 2007 | 11:26 AM (EST)


For too many years, those of us who advocate a responsible use of our military, and thus have spoken against the President's failed Iraq policy, have been falsely tagged as against the troops by the Bush Administration, neo-conservatives, and their cronies. Today, that all changes.

VoteVets.org, the leading political...

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We Owe it to Our Troops to Return to the Real Issue of the Election

Posted November 1, 2006 | 06:40 PM (EST)


The American public should simply accept no distractions. In our democracy, it is our duty to hold our elected leaders accountable. We do it at the ballot box. And we should do it not on the basis of personalities or stereotypes, but on the basis of results. Our men and...

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