What President Clark would have done after 9.11 [View All]

[robbedvoter]

he published this article 3 days after the fact, in Washington post originally:


http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4257771-103677,00.html

Leah Faerstein wrote:

Decisive force

We must target and destroy the terrorist network. There is no room for
half measures
Special report: terrorism in the US

Wesley Clark
Saturday September 15, 2001
The Guardian

America is indeed at war. The attacks in New York and Washington have
raised the dangers posed by international terrorism to a new level. But
despite the awful familiarity of the devastation, an effective US
response is likely to be something unfamiliar.

For the US, the weapons of this war should be information, law
enforcement and, rarely, active military force. The coalition that will
form around the US and its Nato allies should agree on its intent, but
not trumpet its plans. No vast military deployments should be
anticipated. But urgent measures should be taken behind the scenes
because the populations and economic structures of western nations will
be at risk.

And the American public will have to grasp a new approach to warfare.
Our objective should be neither revenge nor retaliation, though we will
achieve both. Rather, we must systematically target and destroy the
complex network of international terrorism. The aim should be to attack
not buildings but people who have masterminded, coordinated, supported
and executed these and other attacks.More...."

In light of the "Fair" smears, I invite you to reflect: does this sound to you like that banner we were carrying in NYC saying: "Justice, not Revenge"?
Does the person planning this sound to you as 'not quite anti-war?