Gen'l Clark on Meet the Press

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Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
Experience in what besides the military and threatening dictators with same?

The military has little interest in officers only trained in military strategy. An education necessary for a carrer military officer must be wide ranging from engineeering to history. Only the best of the best in this training get top jobs such as the Supreme Commander of Nato - a job more political than military.

In the meantime, I suggest you learn something about the Balkan. The Balkans is a classic example of how to end civil wars, massacres, and ethnic cleansing. Milosevik was not forced by single minded military confrontation to negotiate his capitaluation. The Balkans is a wonderful example of how minimal use of force properly played in concert with political negotiation can end the reign of terroristic dictators.

Your mocking demonstrates no knowledge of how the Balkans was settled. Many key players were involved. Gen Clark was one of the key players. A lifelong political master named Holbrook was probably the star here. Talking was used to replace military invasion. A classic example of effective diplomacy.

No wonder you have so much contempt for Clark. You have no idea what he has been doing all these decades, do you. Amazing how little knowledge is necessary for xoxoxoBruce to be so critical. Since his grasp of reality is so little and his emotional superiority so great, then he must belittle others?