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Barack Obama Watch: The Wesley Clark Look At Me Moment

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Gary Varvel, The Indianapolis Star

Paul Mirengoff pretty much sums up the Wesley Clark-John McCain military record flap.

Like much that’s going on in the presidential campaign these days, I didn’t find much of interest in Wes Clark’s assessment of the relationship between John McCain’s military service and McCain’s credentials to be president. In view of the astonishing thinness of Obama’s credentials, some wondered what Clark was thinking when he made his comment. The answer is: “I should be president.”

I did find it amusing to hear some liberals challenge those conservatives who were offended by Clark’s remark to explain why they weren’t similarly outraged when the Swiftvets questioned John Kerry’s military record in 2004. The two cases are quite different. If those who were in prison with McCain in North Vietnam were to say that McCain wasn’t really tortured, or to say that McCain went on Hanoi radio to accuse U.S. troops of criminal conduct, then the two cases would become analogous. And then you would have an interesting issue.

All Clark did over the last few days was highlight the fact that Barack Obama has NO military experience.

Flap wonders if General Clark, originally a Hillary Clinton supporter, is actually trying to sabotage Obama by pointing out the thinness of his military and foreign policy record?

Clinton Cabal stuff?

Hum……….

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2 Comments

  • Ling

    I don’t think so. If you look at the Swiftboat analogy, President Bush was in position to challenge Kerry on military service, but that’s what they did. They went after Kerry’s Vietnam record. I remember reading that Karl Rove’s strategy was to attack the opponent’s strong points. That’s what team Obama is doing, and McCain better step up and start fighting against this thing before it becomes conventional wisdom that his military experience has no relevance to his bid for the Presidency.