Wesley Clark Calls for Probe on Iraq War

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MANCHESTER, N.H. - Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark (news - web sites) on Tuesday criticized the timing of an investigation of former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill and suggested President Bush was more concerned with "political security" than national security.

Campaigning in New Hampshire two weeks before its primary election, Clark called for a full congressional investigation into why the United States went to war in Iraq.

"We don't know what the motivation was. We just don't know. We've spent $180 billion on it, we've lost 480 Americans, we've got 2,500 with life-changing injuries," the retired general told reporters.

Clark contended that Bush was obsessed with Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, and with establishing a national missile defense, in the months leading up to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks — and did not do enough to protect the nation against such an attack.

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[ithacan]

1. excellent!

this is just one line of attack that all the dems need to constantly and nonstop keep hammering on.

[leftchick]

2. Thank You Wes!! ....

And HELLO Democratic reps in Congress... Where The Fuck Are You?
HEEELLLOOOO??????

[gulliver]

3. Clark is great!

He can really take it to Bush.

[Beetwasher]

4. I Hope Others Got His Back

This needs to be followed up w/ others making the same allegations...

[jamesinca]

5. I am glad that Clark is saying it

It kind of takes from the argument that Dems don't do national security. This will help all of the candidates and the eventual winner. I also think it may eventually lead to changes in congress and the november vote. Clark, Dean and Kucinich should really run with this, the rest voted for it. I think Clark on national security, Dean on grassroots and health care and let Kucinich be Kucinich on the rest of the issues. If they would get together and make a three pronged attack on Bush this would open up a lot of issues for everybody else to exploit and those three could do it. would it be possible for co-presidents. O'Neils book does not help Bush, I hope they read it, I am in the process of reading it now.

[Melsky]

6. Thank you Clark