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Name:   Wesley K. Clark
Title: U.S. Army General (retired)
Former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO

Position: CON to the question "Should the U.S. have attacked Iraq?"
Reasoning:

"He [Saddam Hussein] didn't have an imminent threat to use weapons of mass destruction or use them against us. There just wasn't as imminent reason to divert attention from terrorism to go after Iraq. There was no reason to do that, but this administration chose to do it. It was a mistake."

Interview with Tim Russert on NBC's Meet the Press
January 04, 2004
Credibility
Ranking:		  Experts
PhD's, JD's (lawyers), Judges, Members of Congress, Ambassadors, Consulate Generals, heads of government, Cabinet-level positions, military generals/admirals, members of legislative bodies with significant involvement in, or related to, the U.S.- Iraq conflict.

Involvement:
  • U.S. Presidential Candidate, 2004
  • Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, 1997-2000
      Led a multinational force, War in Kosovo
  • Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Southern Command, 1996-1997
      Responsible for all US military activities in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Director of Strategic Plans and Policy, J-5, in the Joint Staff, 1994-1996
      Helped negotiate the end to the war in Bosnia
  • Served thirty-four years in the United States Army, 1966-2000
  • Served in Vietnam, 1969-1970

Education: M.A., U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Kansas, 1975
M.A., Oxford University, Rhodes Scholar, 1968
B.S., West Point, (first in class), 1966

Affiliations:
  • Distinguished Senior Adviser, Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • Trustee, Center for American Progress
  • Board Member, International Crisis Group
  • Board Chair, City Year Little Rock
  • Board Member, National Endowment for Democracy
  • United Nations Task Force Member, United States Institute of Peace
  • Advisory Board Member, General Accountability Office

Honors:
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • The State Department Distinguished Service Award
  • US Department of Defense Distinguished Service Medal (five awards)
  • The US Army Distinguished Service Medal (two awards)
  • The Silver Star
  • The Bronze Star (two awards)
  • The Purple Heart
  • Honorary Knighthoods from the British and Dutch governments

Contact Info:
Phone: none listed Fax: none listed
E-Mail:   none listed
Web Site: http://securingamerica.com/

Other: Select Publications:
  • Winning Modern War: Iraq, Terrorism and the American Empire, Public Affairs, New York, NY 2003
  • Waging Modern War: Bosnia, Kosovo and the Future of Combat, Public Affairs, New York, NY 2001
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