Article in the Oxford American magazine on Wesley Clark.

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THE ART OF POLITICS


General Wesley Clark’s next move is anybody’s guess.

BY DUNCAN MURRELL


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“I think a time like this is an interesting turning point in American
history. Many of the things that
we’ve taken for granted, that have
shaped our international strategy,
our domestic environment—
they’re up for grabs right now. We
got walloped on 9/11, and now
Americans are asking themselves
what’s out there. They’re saying,
‘Hey! Man, these people are supposed
to like us! And what happened
with Russia and the Soviet
Union? Where is China?’ Ordinary
Americans are now much
more interested in the world
beyond. And in combination with
the war on terror, you’ve got a
rollback to a sort of imperial presidency,
a presidency that’s much
more private, and an investigatory
service with greater authority to
come after ordinary Americans.
We thought we put that to rest
after the excesses of the Nixon
administration and Vietnam. I
believed that when I fought in
Vietnam I represented the right of
all Americans to express their
views. So I’m concerned.”

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http://www.oxfordamericanmag.com/oa_extras/murrell.pdf